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The Sea Floor Spread
and north through the Pacific Ocean. Running along the top of this chain of mountains is a deep crack, called a rift valley. It is here that new ocean floor is continuously created. As the two ...
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Long-lost seafloor is discovered beneath the Pacific Ocean
The prehistoric seafloor was found at the East Pacific Rise, a tectonic boundary on the floor of ... of the Pacific Ocean and beyond, with a goal to create a more comprehensive map of ancient ...
Never-before-seen chain of volcanoes discovered hiding on the Pacific seafloor
After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the ...
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Effort to Map the “Uncharted Expanses” of the Ocean Floor Funded by the Office of Naval Research
A new effort to map the ocean floor funded by the Office of Naval Research uses the magic of mathematics and the power of ...
Map: 7.0-Magnitude Earthquake Near Tonga Prompts Brief Tsunami Alert
A major, 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck in the South Pacific Ocean on Monday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The quake prompted a brief “Tsunami Threat” for Tonga. Preliminary ...