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... OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN SWAIN'S ISLAND ( Am . Sam . Admin . ) PACIFIC OCEAN 14 ° 15 ' COCKSCOMB POINT Vatia 110 Afono Bay CAPE MATATULA 14 ° 2 km OLOSEGA 04 ' S CAPE Aoloau Fagasa 4 Pago Pago . Aua Fagatogo TAPUTAPU Amanave 499 Tula ...
... OCEAN PACIFIC OCEAN SWAIN'S ISLAND ( Am . Sam . Admin . ) PACIFIC OCEAN 14 ° 15 ' COCKSCOMB POINT Vatia 110 Afono Bay CAPE MATATULA 14 ° 2 km OLOSEGA 04 ' S CAPE Aoloau Fagasa 4 Pago Pago . Aua Fagatogo TAPUTAPU Amanave 499 Tula ...
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... ocean floors are young and ephemeral features , which are constantly being re- generated at ridge crests and destroyed in trench systems ( see also OCEANS , DEVELOPMENT OF ) . EVIDENCE OF SEA - FLOOR SPREADING The flow of heat through the ...
... ocean floors are young and ephemeral features , which are constantly being re- generated at ridge crests and destroyed in trench systems ( see also OCEANS , DEVELOPMENT OF ) . EVIDENCE OF SEA - FLOOR SPREADING The flow of heat through the ...
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... ocean ridges Deep ocean trenches Direction of spread by crustal plates anomalies about ridge crests do show a symmetry and correlation with the reversal time scale as the Vine - Mat- thews hypothesis predicted . This is more evident in ...
... ocean ridges Deep ocean trenches Direction of spread by crustal plates anomalies about ridge crests do show a symmetry and correlation with the reversal time scale as the Vine - Mat- thews hypothesis predicted . This is more evident in ...
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