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How old is the Atlantic Ocean thought to be?
Age of the Atlantic Ocean
Answer to Problem 18TE
Explanation of Solution
The world’s second-largest ocean is the Atlantic Ocean that spreads across
The region covered by the Atlantic Ocean is very vast, it is spread between Europe and Africa to the East and is connected to America to the west. The Atlantic Ocean is also connected to World’s other famous Oceans like the Arctic and the Pacific Ocean.
Using the magnetic properties and vary age calculating technologies of the matter, the oldest crust of the Atlantic Ocean is found to be
Conclusion:
Therefore, the oldest oceanic crust in the Atlantic is about
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