Pressure ridge
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Pressure ridge
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A pressure ridge is a topographic ridge produced by compression. Depending on the affected material, "pressure ridge" may refer to: Pressure ridge (ice), between ice floes
Pressure ridge (lava), in a lava flow
Pressure ridge (seismic), in a fault zone In a seismic context, a pressure ridge can range in size from a few-metres-long mound, to a kilometres-long lateral ridge. It is the result of one or several earthquakes occurring on certain types of fault geometries, such as compressional bends or
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Type of topographic ridge
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressure_ridge
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2023-07-22T20:49:42Z
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