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The 50 pages that link to Mid-ocean ridge, each with the reason it gives.

• Volcanic arcCompared with: Ridge volcanism occurs at divergent boundaries rather than above sinking plates.

• Shield volcanoCompared with: Like shields, ridges commonly erupt basalt, but their setting and structure differ.

• Abyssal plainCompared with: Ridges rise far above abyssal plains and divide ocean basins.

• Flood basaltCompared with: Both involve basaltic magma, but ridge volcanism is sustained along plate boundaries rather than concentrated in brief continental outpourings.

• Island arcCompared with: Ridge volcanism occurs at separating plates, not above a descending slab.

• Hotspot (geology)Compared with: Ridge volcanism is driven by plate separation, unlike volcanism centered away from boundaries.

• Oceanic trenchCompared with: Ridges mark seafloor spreading, unlike trenches, where oceanic crust descends.

• Flux meltingCompared with: Ridge magmatism is chiefly driven by decompression, not fluids from a sinking slab.

• Wadati–Benioff zoneCompared with: Shallow spreading seismicity contrasts with earthquakes reaching 700 km depth.

• Continental riftCompared with: It is the mature oceanic spreading system that a successful continental rift can precede.

• Oceanic plateauCompared with: Some plateau models invoke enhanced magmatism at spreading ridges rather than an isolated plume.

• West Antarctic Rift SystemCompared with: The West Antarctic system is a continental rift, not a mature oceanic spreading ridge.

• Continental riseCompared with: It is a tectonic high in the ocean basin, unlike the depositional continental rise.