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This paper presents a series of eleven maps of the bathymetry of a 900 km long section of the crestal region of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Along with a twelfth key map, this series defines the morphology of fifteen discrete spreading segments and shows convincingly that no transform faults exist between the Kane and Atlantis fracture zones. The publication of these multi beam bathymetry data with a contour interval of 50 m and at a scale of 30 inches per degree of longitude is intended to allow easy access by a broad community of marine earth scientists to this unique and powerful data set.
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Purdy, G.M., Sempere, J.C., Schouten, H.et al. Bathymetry of the mid-atlantic ridge, 24°-31°N: A map series.Mar Geophys Res12, 247–252 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02428196
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