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Mid-Atlantic Ridge
Photo: Tubeworms in Atlantic Ocean
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An eelpout fish swims near tubeworms at the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in the Atlantic Ocean. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is an example of a divergent plate boundary and is an area where new seafloor is being created.
Photograph by Emory Kristoff

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