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This ocean has a rift in the middle, and passive margins on the side, which means no seismic or volcanic activity occurs along its shores.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2024

North and South America’s eastern coastlines are examples of passive margins.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

At passive margins, continental crust grades into the oceanic crust at passive margins, making a distinction difficult.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

The eastern margins of North and South America and the western margins of Europe and Africa are called passive margins because there is no subduction taking place along them.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015