American–Antarctic Ridge

The American–Antarctic Ridge (AAR) is a tectonic spreading center between the South American Plate and the Antarctic Plate. It runs along the seafloor from the Bouvet Triple Junction in the South Atlantic Ocean southwestward to a major transform fault boundary east of the South Sandwich Islands.

References

• "The American-Antarctic Ridge", Journal of Geophysical Research, Volume 88, Issue B10 (Oct.1983)

Mid-ocean ridges Present American-Antarctic Central Indian Chile East Pacific Explorer Gakkel Gorda Juan de Fuca Mid-Atlantic Pacific-Antarctic Southeast Indian Southwest Indian Former Aegir Alpha Kula-Farallon Pacific-Farallon Pacific-Kula Phoenix

Coordinates: 54°50′00″S 0°40′00″W / 54.8333°S 0.666667°W / -54.8333; -0.666667