10°43′34″N 42°19′59″W / 10.726°N 42.333°W
The Vema Fracture Zone is a fracture zone in the equatorial Atlantic Ocean. It offsets the Mid-Atlantic Ridge by 320 km to the left.[1] Its transform valley has a depth of 5000m. The fracture zone can be traced for over 2500 km east to west.
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