Ocean ridges and trenches [electronic resource]

Provides information about the formation of ocean ridges and trenches. Includes ten examples of ridges and trenches from around the world

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aleshire, Peter (Author), Nash, Geoffrey H. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Chelsea House , c2007
Series:Extreme Earth
Subjects:
Online Access:NetLibrary
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Origins of the landform: Ocean ridges and trenches
  • 2. Mid-Atlantic Ridge, Atlantic Ocean
  • 3. San Juan de Fuca Ridge, Pacific Ocean
  • 4. Mariana Trench, Pacific Ocean
  • 5. Galâapagos Rift, Pacific Ocean
  • 6. East Pacific Rise, Pacific Ocean
  • 7. Arctic Ridge, Arctic Ocean
  • 8. Iceland, North Atlantic Ocean
  • 9. Java Trench, Indian ocean
  • 10. Peru-Chile Trench, Pacific Ocean
  • 11. Red Sea, North Africa and the Middle East