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Two alternate interpretations of what is now termed the tectonic fabric of the seafloor in the vicinity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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Two alternate interpretations of what is now termed the tectonic fabric of the seafloor in the vicinity of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The lower map is inaccordance with modern mapping and interpretation and shows hills and ridgesrunning parallel to the axis of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. In: Die Tiefenverhaltnisse des Offenen Atlantischen Ozeans, 1935 by Theodor Stocks and George Wust.

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NOAA Central Library Historical Collection

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Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
Bathymetric Maps Collection

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