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Divergent Boundaries
In some places, the plates are tagged apart (e.g. Great Rift Valley in Africa). The magma from the mantle beneath the ocean rises towards the surface and pushes apart two or more plates. Mountains rise on the edge of these plates. The divergence results in the ocean floor reform and widening of the basins. The longest mountain range in the world is along the single mid-ocean ridge that connects all the oceans of the world. It is said that millions of years from now, Eastern Africa will split from the African continent to form new land with the mid-ocean ridge defining the boundaries of the land masses.
Visit other related links : Boundaries of Tectonic Plates, Convergent Plate Boundaries and Transform Plate Boundaries
In some places, the plates are tagged apart (e.g. Great Rift Valley in Africa). The magma from the mantle beneath the ocean rises towards the surface and pushes apart two or more plates. Mountains rise on the edge of these plates. The divergence results in the ocean floor reform and widening of the basins. The longest mountain range in the world is along the single mid-ocean ridge that connects all the oceans of the world. It is said that millions of years from now, Eastern Africa will split from the African continent to form new land with the mid-ocean ridge defining the boundaries of the land masses.
Visit other related links : Boundaries of Tectonic Plates, Convergent Plate Boundaries and Transform Plate Boundaries