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The best-known example of a divergent boundary is the:
ASan Andreas Fault
BHimalayan range
CMid-Atlantic Ridge
DJava Trench zone
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Mid-Atlantic Ridge
1. New crust forms as plates pull apart.
2. The Mid-Atlantic Ridge is the classic example.
3. It separates the Americas from Eurasia and Africa.
_Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 4, Distribution of Oceans and Continents._
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