The Juan de Fuca Ridge is an underwater mountain range located in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, primarily situated off the coasts of Washington State and British Columbia in Canada. It is a mid-ocean ridge, which is a type of divergent plate boundary where tectonic plates are moving apart. The ridge is named after the Juan de Fuca Plate, a minor tectonic plate located between the larger Pacific Plate and North American Plate.
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