. The Earth beneath the sea : History . â,, ,30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 " ' I â ' ' ' ' ' I I I I I I I I ' ' ' I " ' I I I I â â I ' â " I " ' ' I ' â â ' I ' I ' I ^ ' ' â ' I â " I ! " ' . I â I ' â I I ' â . ^. . ' I â . I_ 2000 FM â¢. Fig. 35. Mifl-ocoanic ridge and rift valley in the southwest Indian Ocean. (After Ewing and Heezen, 1960.) ocean basin has a median line in addition to the one for the whole basin. The great curve bounded by New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan is an example of such a convexity in the Pacific. This method of geometri
. The Earth beneath the sea : History . â,, ,30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 " ' I â ' ' ' ' ' I I I I I I I I ' ' ' I " ' I I I I â â I ' â " I " ' ' I ' â â ' I ' I ' I ^ ' ' â ' I â " I ! " ' . I â I ' â I I ' â . ^. . ' I â . I_ 2000 FM â¢. Fig. 35. Mifl-ocoanic ridge and rift valley in the southwest Indian Ocean. (After Ewing and Heezen, 1960.) ocean basin has a median line in addition to the one for the whole basin. The great curve bounded by New Guinea, the Philippines and Japan is an example of such a convexity in the Pacific. This method of geometrical construction shows that the crest of the " East Pacific " Rise (part of which is also known as the Easter Island Ridge) lies near the median line between New Zealand and Antarc-
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