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What is the difference between the Mid-Atlantic Ridge and the East Pacific Rise?

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The Atlantic Ridge has mountains and deep valleys in the hemispheres, north and south.
The East Pacific Rise has no large mountains or valleys because the Pacific Rises oceanic crust is moving away from the east.
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