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Mid-ocean Ridge (SEA_117)
DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.
RDF: sea_117.ttl
- Name
midOceanRidge- Attribute
- SEA Waterbody Morphology
- Definition
- A ridge that extend through all of the oceans, with a total length of 80,000 kilometres and an average depth of about 2500 metres.
- Description
- It occurs in the middle part of the oceans (except in the North Pacific where it is confined to the far eastern region). The mid-ocean ridge essentially represents a broad undersea cordillera or mountain range that rises to its highest elevation at the axis and slopes away on either flank.
- Accepted
- 2013-10-18
- Allowed for
- FC047 Waterbody Morphology Area
- RWOI terms naming it
Source: DGIF 2026-1 QEA model, DGIWG. Standard: DGIWG 206-3. Licence: CC BY 4.0, © DGIWG.