Aden Ridge

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Aden Ridge is a mid-ocean spreading center in the Gulf of Aden that forms part of the boundary between the African and Arabian tectonic plates.

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Aden Ridge canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mid-ocean ridge
plate boundary feature
spreading center
associatedWith magmatic activity
normal faulting
rifting of Africa and Arabia
boundaryBetween Arabian Plate
Somali Plate
connectedTo East African Rift system
linked to: East African Rift

Red Sea rift system
crustTypeFormed oceanic crust
forms axis of the Gulf of Aden
geodynamicRole accommodates extension between Africa and Arabia
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geologicalProcess seafloor spreading
locatedIn Gulf of Aden
locatedNear Horn of Africa
southern Arabian Peninsula
linked to: Southern Arabia
ocean Indian Ocean
orientation roughly east–west
partOf Afro-Arabian rift system
boundary between African Plate and Arabian Plate
global mid-ocean ridge system
plateBoundaryType divergent
region northwestern Indian Ocean
relativeMotion African Plate moving away from Arabian Plate
separates African Plate
Arabian Plate
spreadingType oceanic spreading ridge
tectonicSetting divergent plate boundary

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Sheba Ridge connectsTo Aden Ridge