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Seafloor spreading

Age of oceanic lithosphere; youngest (light colour) is along spreading centers

Seafloor spreading, or seafloor spread, is a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity and then gradually moves away from the ridge.


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Ixamplamiento d'o fondón oceanico AN تمدد قاع البحر Arabic Спрэдзінг BE Спрединг Bulgarian समुंद्रतली फइलाव BH সমুদ্রতলদেশ প্রসারণ Bengali/Bangla Expansió del fons oceànic Catalan Rozpínání oceánského dna Czech Oceanbundsspredning Danish Ozeanbodenspreizung German

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