Now known to be the home of six fields of black smokers, its discovery was seen as confirmation of the theory of continental drift.
Extending north from the Bouvet Junction, this geographic feature was formed during the Triassic period when a series of three-armed grabens coalesced. During the 1950's it was shown that the age of its surrounding crustal material increases with distance. Now known to be the home of six fields of black smokers, its discovery was seen as confirmation of the theory of continental drift. FTP name this divergent boundary and oceanic ridge that extends from the Antarctic to Iceland.
Extending north from the Bouvet Junction, this geographic feature was formed during the Triassic period when a series of three-armed grabens coalesced.
{Mid Atlantic} Ridge