The distances you obtained in Question 3 are for only one side of the ridge. Assuming that a ridge spreads equally on both sides, the actual distance each ocean basin has opened would be twice this amount. How many kilometers has each ocean basin opened in the past 2 million years?
South Atlantic basin: ________km
North Atlantic basin: ________km
Pacific basin: _________km
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