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===Charlie-Gibbs fracture zone=== The [[Charlie-Gibbs fracture zone]] consists of two fracture zones in the North Atlantic that extend for over {{cvt|2000|km}}. These fracture zones displace the [[Mid-Atlantic Ridge]] a total of {{cvt|350|km}} to the west. The section of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between the two fracture zones is seismically active.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lilwall|first1=R. C.|last2=Kirk|first2=R. E.|doi=10.1111/j.1365-246X.1985.tb05085.x|title=Ocean-bottom seismograph observations on the Charlie-Gibbs fracture zone|journal=Geophysical Journal International|volume=80|issue=1|pages=195|year=1985|bibcode=1985GeoJ...80..195L|doi-access=free}}</ref> The flow of major North Atlantic currents is associated with this fracture zone which hosts a diverse deep water ecosystem.<ref name=Keogh1922>{{cite journal|title=Benthic megafaunal biodiversity of the Charlie-Gibbs fracture zone:spatial variation, potential drivers, and conservation status|first1=Poppy|last1=Keogh|first2=Rylan J.|last2=KeoghCommand|first3=Evan|last3=KeoghEdinger|first4=Aggeliki|last4=KeoghGeorgiopoulou|first5=Katleen|last5=KeoghRobert|journal=Marine Biodiversity|year=2022|volume=52|number=55|pages=1β18|doi=10.1007/s12526-022-01285-1|doi-access=free|pmid=36185618|pmc=9512888|bibcode=2022MarBd..52...55K}}</ref>{{rp|3}}
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