Mid-Atlantic Ridge system

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mid-Atlantic_Ridge_system
GPTKB entity
Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf oceanic ridge
gptkbp:age Jurassic to present
gptkbp:associatedWith seafloor spreading
plate tectonics
gptkbp:contains rift valleys
transform faults
gptkbp:crosses gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Matthew_Fontaine_Maury
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1850s
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Pico_Island,_Azores
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mid-Atlantic Ridge system
gptkbp:length about 16,000 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:volcanic_activity
earthquakes
hydrothermal vents
gptkbp:partOf global mid-ocean ridge system
gptkbp:runsThrough gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkb:Bouvet_Island
gptkbp:separates North America and Eurasia
South America and Africa
gptkbp:studiedBy oceanographers
geologists
gptkbp:tectonicBoundaryBetween gptkb:Eurasian_Plate
gptkb:North_American_Plate
gptkb:South_American_Plate
gptkb:African_Plate
gptkbp:type divergent plate boundary
gptkbp:visibleOnLandAt gptkb:Iceland
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gakkel_Ridge
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5