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gptkbp:instanceOf
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oceanic ridge
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gptkbp:ageOfCrustNearRidge
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youngest at the ridge
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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seafloor spreading
plate tectonics
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gptkbp:countryCrossed
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gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Azores_(Portugal)
gptkb:Ascension_Island_(UK)
gptkb:Tristan_da_Cunha_(UK)
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gptkbp:crosses
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gptkb:Iceland
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Matthew_Fontaine_Maury
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gptkbp:earthquakeActivity
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frequent
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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1850s
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gptkbp:geologicalProcess
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seafloor spreading
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gptkbp:highestPoint
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gptkb:Pico_Island,_Azores
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mid-Atlantic Ridge
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gptkbp:length
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about 16,000 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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mostly 2,500-3,000 meters
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gptkbp:midpointCoordinates
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0°N, 30°W
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:volcanic_activity
hydrothermal vents
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gptkbp:notableFor
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gptkb:Ascension_Island
gptkb:Azores
gptkb:Iceland
gptkb:Tristan_da_Cunha
gptkb:Bouvet_Island
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gptkbp:notableResearchExpedition
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gptkb:HMS_Challenger
gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Ridge_Project
gptkb:Project_FAMOUS
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gptkbp:oceanicCrustFormation
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yes
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gptkbp:partOf
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global mid-ocean ridge system
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gptkbp:runsThrough
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gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkb:Bouvet_Island
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gptkbp:separates
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North America and Eurasia
South America and Africa
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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geology
marine biology
hydrothermal vents
oceanographers
plate tectonics
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gptkbp:submarineFeature
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yes
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gptkbp:tectonicBoundaryBetween
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gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:North_American_Plate
gptkb:South_American_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
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gptkbp:typeOfBoundary
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divergent boundary
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gptkbp:visibleOnLand
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gptkb:Iceland
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gptkbp:volcanicEruptions
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frequent
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:North_Atlantic
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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