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The Mid-Ocean Ridge
You've probably heard of the Himalayas, the Andes, the Appalachian
Mountains, and the Rocky Mountains. After all, they're impressive mountain
ranges. But you might not have heard of the mid-ocean ridge system-
despite the fact that it forms the most extensive chain of mountains on
Earth.
2 So, why isn't a mountain range this big more familiar? Perhaps because
more
than ninety percent of the mountain range lies in the deep ocean. The
massive mid-ocean ridge system wraps around the globe like seams on a
baseball
, stretching an impressive 65,000 kilometers. The majority of the
What is the main focus of the text?
why people haven't studied the mid-ocean ridge system
why the mid-ocean ridge system is more important than other mountain
ranges
what the mid-ocean ridge system is like