A Good Example of a Present-Day, Passive, Trailing, Continental Margin

question 91

Multiple Choice

A good example of a present-day, passive, trailing, continental margin is the ________.

• A)north flank of the East Pacific Rise
• B)west coast of South America
• C)east coast of the Japanese Islands
• D)west coast of Africa

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