The Youngest Part Of The Ocean Floor Is Found. The divergent boundaries are the areas where plates are moving apart from one another. The youngest crust occurs near the west coastline of North America near the North American and Juan de Fuca Plates.
The distance between the ship on the surface and the sunken ship on the ocean floor is 200 meters. Other cratons in South Africa Australia and Asia have continental rocks that are 3 billion years old. The deepest red marks the Mid-Oceanic Ridge where continental plates are pulling apart and new crust is being formed.
The youngest of the Hawaiian lavas at Kilauea Volcano on the island of Hawaii is just a few hours old or less and the island is surrounded by oceanic crust that is around 85 Ma old.
The youngest part of the ocean floor is found ____. Where plates move apart new crustal material is formed from molten magma from below the Earths surface. Red represents the youngest rocks. The oldest parts of the oceanic crust are found farest from the mid ocean ridges at subduction zones and continental shelves.
