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- Title
Clues to the Sea Floor.
- Abstract
The article cites a study which found that a remarkable area off the Costa Rican Pacific coast holds clues to better understand sea floor ecosystems. According to Earth scientists, it is located between 50 and 150 miles offshore. They examined that it is marked by a collection of about 10 widely separated outcrops or mounts, rising from sediment covering crust made of 20-25 extinct volcanic rocks. They also investigated that the seawater in the area is flowing through cracks and crevices faster and in greater quantity than what is found at mid-ocean ridges formed by rising lava.
- Subjects
COSTA Rica; OCEAN bottom; OUTCROPS (Geology); SEDIMENTS; VOLCANIC ash, tuff, etc.; MID-ocean ridges; EARTH scientists; SEAWATER; LAVA; GEOLOGY
- Publication
Science & Children, 2008, Vol 46, Issue 3, p8
- ISSN
0036-8148
- Publication type
Article