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gptkbp:instanceOf
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tectonic plate boundary
underwater mountain range
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gptkbp:age
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youngest rocks at ridge axis
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:black_smokers
divergent plate boundary
earthquakes
volcanism
white smokers
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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marine biodiversity
ocean chemistry
global heat flow
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gptkbp:crystalType
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oceanic crust
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Marie_Tharp
gptkb:Bruce_Heezen
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gptkbp:ecosystem
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chemosynthetic communities
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gptkbp:example
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gptkb:Gakkel_Ridge
gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Ridge
gptkb:Juan_de_Fuca_Ridge
gptkb:East_Pacific_Rise
gptkb:Indian_Ocean_Ridge
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gptkbp:feature
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gptkb:valley
gptkb:volcanic_activity
hydrothermal vent
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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1960s
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gptkbp:firstMapped
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1950s
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gptkbp:formedBy
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seafloor spreading
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gptkbp:hostedBy
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gptkb:Bacteria
extremophile organisms
archaea
vent crabs
giant tube worms
vent shrimp
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mid-ocean ridges
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gptkbp:importantFor
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plate tectonics theory
oceanic crust formation
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gptkbp:length
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over 65,000 km
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gptkbp:locatedIn
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ocean basins
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gptkbp:longest
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gptkb:Mid-Atlantic_Ridge
gptkb:East_Pacific_Rise
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gptkbp:maximumDepth
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typically 2,500 meters below sea level
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gptkbp:oldestRocks
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farthest from ridge
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gptkbp:processor
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lithosphere formation
magma upwelling
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gptkbp:studiedBy
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oceanographers
marine geologists
submersibles
remotely operated vehicles
satellite altimetry
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Pillow_lava
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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