Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Iceland is a volcanic hot spot on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is the dividing line between the Eurasian and North American continental plates.

DK Matai: Risk of Katla: Could 2nd Icelandic Volcano Eruption Follow? 2010

Iceland is a volcanic hot spot on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which is the dividing line between the Eurasian and North American continental plates.

Risk of Katla: Could 2nd Icelandic Volcano Eruption Follow? 2010

A casual look at the edges of North and South America, Europe, Africa, and the submerged range of mountains located in the center of the Atlantic Ocean called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge shows all of them to be roughly parallel.

The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001

A casual look at the edges of North and South America, Europe, Africa, and the submerged range of mountains located in the center of the Atlantic Ocean called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge shows all of them to be roughly parallel.

The Source John Clayton Nils Jansma 2001

The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the third most prominent earthquake belt.

The Times of India 2010

The area of the crash is on the western flank of a mostly undersea mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which runs roughly north and south down the middle of the Atlantic.

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The area of the crash is on the western flank of a mostly undersea mountain range called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, which runs roughly north and south down the middle of the Atlantic.

GINA COBB 2009

Russia, which also has a deep-sea submersible, applied to explore a Mid-Atlantic Ridge site.

U.N. Clears China Sea-Floor Plan Jeremy Page 2011

Russia applied to explore a Mid-Atlantic Ridge site.

China Makes Milestone Dive Jeremy Page 2011

Iceland has to be closely watched, since it lies at the top of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, a huge gash that splits the Atlantic Ocean and is slowly pushing the U.S. away from Europe and Africa.

What Next From Iceland's Volcano? 2010