Sentences with phrase «ocean floor lava»

However, this is balanced by the carbon sink provided by newly formed ocean floor lava.

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Research from 2011, led by Hauri, found that the melt inclusions have plenty of water — as much water, in fact, as lavas forming on the Earth's ocean floor.

Nearly two miles deep in the ocean, a hundred miles off the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, scientists during two cruises a year apart used subsea vehicles to explore the Dorado Outcrop, a rocky patch of sea floor made of cooled and hardened lava from an underwater volcano.

This is one of the most geographically diverse of the islands, too, with soaring mountains (including Mauna Kea, which at 33,000 feet from the base of the ocean floor to its peak is quite a bit taller than even Mt. Everest), active volcanoes, lava - sand beaches, lush rainforests, the largest city outside Oahu (historic Hilo), a significant swath of desert plains, and sunny beaches lined with plush resorts.

Spacious top floor condo offering a nearly 180 degree ocean view from a large private lanai overlooking a free form pool and spa tub with lava...