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Unformatted text preview: Abyssal fans Deep Ocean Basins Mid Ocean Ridges (MOR) : a mountainous chain at the active spreading center of the ocean Fracture zones : extinct transform faults that run perpendicular to the axis of the MOR. Hydrothermal vents: Abyssal Plains: Abyssal Hills: Seamounts: . The Wilson Cycle – the formation and termination of ocean basins Stages: Embryonic: rift valleys on a continent Juvenile: narrow seas Mature: ocean basin with continental margin Declining: Island arcs, trenches, subduction Terminal: narrow sea with mountains Suturing: mountain belts...
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- Fall '08
- Hill,T
- Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean, OCEAN BASINS, Northern Hemisphere Southern Hemisphere Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean Indian Ocean Pacific Ocean Southern Ocean, Continental Margins Continental
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