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When The Atlantic Ripped Open A Supercontinent

Season 6 Episode 21 | 10m 21s

While the eruptions of the volcanoes along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge usually don't trouble us, their birth was once responsible for ripping a supercontinent apart and creating the Atlantic Ocean that we know today.

Aired: 05/27/24
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