Hotbed of Volcanic Activity Found Beneath Arctic Ocean.
Title: Hotbed of Volcanic Activity Found Beneath Arctic Ocean.
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 996 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
Hotbed of Volcanic Activity Found Beneath Arctic Ocean.
Category: /Society & Culture/Geography
Details: Words: 996 | Pages: 4 (approximately 235 words/page)
John Roach
for National Geographic News
June 25, 2003
Findings reported from the first ever detailed exploration of the Gakkel Ridge--the northernmost segment of the worldwide mid-ocean ridge system that snakes for 1,100 miles (1,800 kilometers) beneath the Arctic Ocean--underscore the waiting discoveries on the frontiers of Earth science.
For decades scientists longingly eyed the Gakkel Ridge. But since it lies beneath a cover of sea ice, access to it has been limited. Apart from a single submarine study,
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put one's knowledge into use and also, thru which one can also learn fresh things that one has never heard of before from the researches one and co-workers have done. As a reader, I myself have also been deeply impressed by the wonderful natural happenings around us. The report taught me the unpredictable changes nature preserves, I think it is quite important for us to gain some knowledge of the world we are living in.