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  • Mid-Ocean Ridges: Which Tectonic Plates Separate Them?
    Mid-ocean ridges are formed at divergent plate boundaries, where two tectonic plates are moving apart.

    It's not possible to name just two plates because there are many mid-ocean ridges throughout the world, each separating different pairs of plates.

    For example:

    * The Mid-Atlantic Ridge separates the North American and Eurasian plates in the north, and the South American and African plates in the south.

    * The East Pacific Rise separates the Pacific and Nazca plates.

    So, to answer your question properly, you'd need to specify which mid-ocean ridge you're interested in.

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