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Mid-ocean ridge
The continuous chain of volcanic submarine mountains and elongated rises on the ocean floor, extending around the earth where basalt periodically erupts, forming new ocean crust; similar to continental rift zones; includes the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and East Pacific Rise.
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