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Ocean World Exploration: A New Seamount And Previously Unknown Species Discovered

by Keith Cowing

A team of oceanographers led by Schmidt Ocean Institute have discovered and mapped a new seamount on the Nazca Ridge in international waters, 900 miles off the coast of Chile. […]

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Away Team Report: Schmidt Ocean Institute Scientists Confirm Underwater Mountains Harbor Abundant Life Off Chile’s Coast

by Keith Cowing

An international group of scientists, led by Dr. Javier Sellanes of the Universidad Católica del Norte, may have discovered more than 100 new species living on seamounts off the coast […]

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