Plates move away from each other by about 3.5 cm per year at the mid-Atlantic ridge, for a net growth of 7 cm per year for the width of the Atlantic Ocean. How much wider is the Atlantic Ocean today compared to when Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492) ?

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Seamus

26 March, 05:42

Plates move away from each other by about 3.5 cm per year at the mid-Atlantic ridge, for a net growth of 7 cm per year for the width of the Atlantic Ocean. How much wider is the Atlantic Ocean today compared to when Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492) ?

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Orlando Duncan · Answer 1

Answer: The Atlantic Ocean today compared to when Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492 is approximately 40 metres wide.

Explanation:

Plates move away from each other by about 3.5 cm per year at the mid-Atlantic ridge, for a net growth of 7 cm per year for the width of the Atlantic Ocean. Hiwever, as compared to 1492, the Atlantic ocean is now roughly 40 metres wide.