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Figure. 5: Distributions of hydrothermal activity detected along the Reykjanes Ridge<br />

superimposed upon the pseudo-bathymetry derived from satellite altimetry by Sandwell &<br />

Smith [29].<br />

The same is not the case near the Azores islands however, where<br />

another plume-ridge interaction has occurred. In that case, much higher than<br />

predicted activity occurs (Figure 6) with hydrothermal plumes arising<br />

approximately every 20km along axis (German et al., 1996).<br />

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