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  • Mid-Atlantic Ridge: Understanding the Ocean's Central Feature
    You're thinking of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It's a ridge, not a trench, and it runs down the center of the Atlantic Ocean basin, not just curves down the middle.

    Here's a breakdown:

    * Mid-Atlantic Ridge: A massive underwater mountain range formed by tectonic plate divergence (the plates moving apart). It's a key feature of the Atlantic Ocean basin.

    * Trench: A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often found near subduction zones (where one plate slides under another).

    So, the Mid-Atlantic Ridge is a ridge, not a trench, and it runs along the entire length of the Atlantic Ocean basin, not just curves down the middle.

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