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.