Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
MAR
Pronunciation
/mɪd əˈtlæntɪk rɪʤ/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Ocean Science

Examples in Context

  1. The vent field lies along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge(MAR), an undersea mountain range extending the length of the Atlantic that's created by the slow separation of tectonic plates.
  2. Photo Gallery : Plate Tectonics An eelpout fish swims near tube worms at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge(MAR) in the Atlantic Ocean.
  3. Mineralogical study of hydrothermal sulfide from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge(MAR)
  4. Characteristics and origin of colloid form pyrite from the Mid-Atlantic Ridge(MAR)

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