Mid-ocean ridge | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:28 1 Description
00:01:37 1.1 Volcanism
00:03:37 1.2 Morphology
00:06:39 2 Formation processes
00:09:52 3 Global system
00:11:45 4 Seawater chemistry
00:13:18 5 History
00:13:27 5.1 Discovery
00:14:40 5.2 Impact
00:16:48 6 List of oceanic ridges
00:19:25 6.1 List of ancient oceanic ridges
00:20:23 7 See also
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A mid-ocean ridge (MOR) is a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics. It typically has a depth of ~ 2,600 meters (8,500 ft) and rises about two kilometers above the deepest portion of an ocean basin. This feature is where seafloor spreading takes place at a divergent plate boundary. The rate of seafloor spreading determines the morphology of the crest of the mid-ocean ridge and its width in an ocean basin. The production of new seafloor and oceanic lithosphere results from mantle upwelling in response to plate separation. The melt rises as magma at the linear weakness in the oceanic crust, and emerges as lava, creating new crust and lithosphere upon cooling. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a spreading center that bisects the North and South Atlantic basins; hence the origin of the name 'mid-ocean ridge'. Most oceanic spreading centers are not in the middle of their hosting ocean basis but regardless, are called mid-ocean ridges. Mid-ocean ridges around the globe are linked by plate tectonic boundaries to appear like the seam of a baseball. The mid-ocean ridge system thus comprises the longest mountain range on Earth, reaching about 65,000 km.