Sentences with phrase «along seamount»

«Neither the chlorophyll nor the currents explain the unusual depth distributions of the reefs, why they actually get shallower moving to the northwest along the seamounts,» Baco - Taylor said.

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The second spot was Axial Seamount, an active underwater volcano, along with its associated hydrothermal vents, where the team could study the transfer of minerals from beneath the seafloor into the water and access hardy microbes that thrive in the vent fluids, which can reach 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

Further afield, there is heart - pounding adventure diving on reefs and seamounts along the coast where masses of large pelagic fish congregate.