GREATER MALDIVE RIDGE (GMR)              

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Context:

• Indian researchers have traced the tectonic evolution and the nature of the Greater Maldive Ridge (GMR).

Maldive Ridge:

• The Maldive Ridge is an aseismic ridge that is not associated with earthquake activities.
• This ridge, located in the western Indian Ocean, southwest of India.
• It extends from the western shore of the Indian Peninsula to the Arabian-Indian (or Carlsberg) Ridge.
• The peaks of the Maldive Ridge rise above the water, forming coral islands (atolls)—the Laccadive Islands, Maldive Islands, and Chagos Archipelago.

https://weather.com/en-IN/india/science/news/2022-02-18-researchers-trace-tectonic-evolution-nature-of-greater-maldive-ridge