Remote seamounts in the southeast Pacific may be home to 20 new species. The intersection of the Nazca and Salas y Gómez Ridges is a deep-sea biodiversity hot spot ...

New 40 Ar-39 Ar age data of lavas from Hemler, Vlinder, and Il'ichev seamounts in the West Pacific shows that they do not lie on the old tracks of Macdonald, Arago, Rarotonga, and Samoa hotspots ...

A Casper octopus photographed deep underwater. Discovered in 2016, this is the first time this rare octopus species—yet to receive its scientific name—has been seen in the Southern Pacific.

Scientists captured the first recording of a rare squid at the unnamed seamount on the Nazca Ridge. ... 1,019 species were known to live in this portion of the Pacific Ocean, ...

Newsweek. Oceanographers Discover Massive Seamount in Southeast Pacific. Posted: August 27, 2024 | Last updated: August 28, 2024. An expedition 900 miles off the coast of Chile has revealed a vast ...

The most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest is the Axial Seamount. It’s located 300 miles west of Astoria, Oregon, and a mile under the ocean. It’s erupted three times in the past 25 ...

Known as Axial Seamount, it’s the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest – though one most people haven’t heard of because it lies about 300 miles offshore and just under a mile ...

Known as Axial Seamount, it’s the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest – though one most people haven’t heard of because it lies about 300 miles offshore and just under a mile ...