On this map of the south Atlantic, why is the mid-ocean

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On this map of the south Atlantic, why is the mid-ocean ridge in the center of the ocean?

A. Subduction is consuming seafloor beneath both adjacent continents.

B. Seafloor is added to both sides during seafloor spreading.

C. Subduction has occurred under one and then another of the adjacent continents.

D. Seafloor spreading has stopped in this area.

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