Undersea Mordor Discovered

Researchers discovered a group of 26 volcanoes near Australia that looks like Mordor! But any Hobbits trying to journey there would have to be good swimmers. The volcanoes are underwater! The Bight Basin Igneous Complex is 35 million years old and buried under 820 feet of sediment, so ultrasound-like images were created using 3D seismic reflection.

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Underwater Volcano Erupts

A curious passenger flying home to New Zealand noticed a mass floating in the ocean and sent photos to scientists. They identified it as a huge raft of pumice spewed out of the Havre Seamount. When volcanoes erupt underwater, they often go unnoticed. This massive eruption happened in 2012 and everyone missed it!

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