The major plates and their continents. The dark lines represent the mid-oceanic ridges along which scientists believe the seafloor is actively spreading. The arrows show the direction of motion of each plate, relative to the Antarctic and African plates, which are assumed, for illustration, to be stationary.
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Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33873, 19 June 1975, Page 7
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47The major plates and their continents. The dark lines represent the mid-oceanic ridges along which scientists believe the seafloor is actively spreading. The arrows show the direction of motion of each plate, relative to the Antarctic and African plates, which are assumed, for illustration, to be stationary. Press, Volume CXV, Issue 33873, 19 June 1975, Page 7
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