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Walvis Ridge
The
Walvis Ridge
(
walvis
means
whale
in
Dutch
and
Afrikaans
) is an
aseismic
ocean ridge
in the southern
Atlantic Ocean
. More than in length, it extends from the
Mid-Atlantic Ridge
, near
Tristan da Cunha
and the
Gough Islands
, to the African coast (at 18°S). The Walvis Ridge is one of few examples of a hotspot seamount chain that links a
flood basalt province
to an active hotspot. It is also considered one of the most important hotspot tracks because the
Tristan Hotspot
is one of few primary or deep mantle hotspots.
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