Using the distance scale at the bottom of Figure 3.10, measure the distance from the ridge axis to the beginning of the normal polarity period C for each ridge. Place the distances on Figure 3.10. How many kilometers has the left side of each of these ocean basins spread during the past 2 million years?
South Atlantic basin: ________km
North Atlantic basin: ________km
Pacific basin: ___________km
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