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Laptev Sea Rift
The
Laptev Sea Rift
is a divergent
tectonic
plate boundary between the
North American Plate
and the
Eurasian Plate
located on the
Arctic Ocean
coast of northeastern
Siberia
in
Russia
. The Laptev Sea Rift is the continuation of the
Gakkel Ridge
(Mid-Arctic Ridge) into the
continental crust
of Siberia. It starts offshore in the
continental shelf
and continues onshore to a point located in the
Chersky Range
where the boundary motion changes from extension to compression.
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