Question

Divergent boundary example location

Answer 1

Here are a few clear examples of divergent plate boundaries (where plates move apart):

- Mid-Atlantic Ridge — between the North American and Eurasian plates (and between the South American and African plates farther south). Iceland sits on this ridge (e.g., Reykjanes Peninsula), where seafloor spreading is exposed above sea level.
- East African Rift — a continental rift between the Nubian (African) and Somali plates, visible as the Great Rift Valley across Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. This is an active rift that may eventually form a new ocean.
- East Pacific Rise — a fast-spreading mid-ocean ridge between the Pacific and Nazca plates in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
- Red Sea Rift — between the African and Arabian plates; an area of seafloor spreading forming the widening Red Sea.

If you want, I can show a map, give coordinates for a specific spot, or explain the geological features (volcanism, earthquakes, rift valleys, seafloor spreading) in more detail.