Carlsberg Ridge — The Carlsberg Ridge is the northern section of the Central Indian Ridge, a divergent tectonic plate boundary between the African Plate and the Indo Australian Plate, traversing the western regions of the Indian Ocean. The ridge of which the… … Wikipedia
Mid-Indian Ridge — ▪ ridge, Indian Ocean submarine ridge of the Indian Ocean that is a direct continuance of the Mid Atlantic Ridge; both are segments of the worldwide midoceanic ridge system. Entering the Indian Ocean from the South Atlantic, the Mid Indian… … Universalium
Aden Ridge — The Aden Ridge (also, Gulf of Aden Ridge) is a divergent tectonic plate boundary which runs offshore in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean along the southeastern coastline of the Arabian Peninsula. It extends eastward from the Afar Triple Junction … Wikipedia
Mid-ocean ridge — Oceanic ridge, including a black smoker A mid ocean ridge is a general term for an underwater mountain system that consists of various mountain ranges (chains), typically having a valley known as a rift running along its spine, formed by plate… … Wikipedia
Central Indian Ridge — The Central Indian Ridge (CIR) is a divergent tectonic plate boundary between the African Plate and the Indo Australian Plate, traversing the western regions of the Indian Ocean. The northern section of the CIR is also called the Carlsberg Ridge … Wikipedia
Arabian Sea — the NW arm of the Indian Ocean between India and Arabia. * * * Northwestern part of the Indian Ocean, lying between India and the Arabian Peninsula. It has an area of about 1,491,000 sq miles (3,862,000 sq km) and an average depth of 8,970 feet… … Universalium
Owen Fracture Zone — The Owen Fracture Zone[1] is a transform fault which runs along the eastern boundary of the Arabian Plate, separating it from the Indo Australian Plate for most of its length, and from the African Plate for a much shorter distance. It extends… … Wikipedia
Indian Ocean — an ocean S of Asia, E of Africa, and W of Australia. 28,357,000 sq. mi. (73,444,630 sq. km). * * * Indian Ocean Introduction Indian Ocean Background: The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world s five oceans (after the Pacific Ocean and… … Universalium
List of tectonic plate interactions — See plate tectonics for a more complete discussion Tectonic plate interactions are of three different basic types: * Divergent boundaries are areas where plates move away from each other, forming either mid oceanic ridges or rift valleys. *… … Wikipedia
Arabian Basin — ▪ submarine basin, Arabian Sea submarine basin of the southern Arabian Sea, rising to meet the submerged Carlsberg Ridge to the south, the Maldive Islands to the southeast, India and Pakistan to the northeast, Iran to the north, and the… … Universalium
