Active Submarine Volcanoes Found Near Fiji
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 09:24
in Earth & Climate
Several huge active submarine volcanoes, spreading ridges and rift zones have been discovered northeast of Fiji. The summits of two of the volcanoes, named ’Dugong’, and ’Lobster’, are dominated by large calderas at depths of 1100 and 1500 meters.
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