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Why is the distance between Europe and North America slowly increasing each year ?
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Why is the distance between Europe and North America slowly increasing each year ?

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The Atlantic Ocean is opening because of seafloor spreading from the Atlantic ridge, at a rate of 0.02 metres per year.

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