700 metres below the surface of the Atlantic Ocean was a hydrothermal field, often described as a geological area where hot ...

This new mapping capability will help plan routes for undersea communication cables, and even provide insights into tectonic ...

Mid-Atlantic Ridge 1. Located along the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, and part of the longest mountain range in the world. 2. It is a divergent plate or constructive plate. The Ocean Ridges are ...

The speed at which new ocean floor is created varies from one location on the ocean ridge to another. Between North America and Europe, the rate is about 2.2 inches (3.6 cm) per year. At the East ...

This expedition was the first use of closely spaced echo sounders to map deep sea topography and the first to reveal the extent of the sea floor's ... now called the Mid-Ocean Ridge.

In a revolutionary advancement in oceanography, scientists have created one of the most detailed maps of the ocean floor to ...