Nature

RIDGE

A ridge is a long, narrow elevated strip of land, often forming the crest of a range of hills or mountains. Ridges frequently mark drainage divides, where water flows down opposite slopes into different basins. Mid-ocean ridges are vast underwater mountain chains where new crust forms.

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