FALKAR
AND FALKAR (TOO) - SCI & TECH
News:
New underwater mountain
three times Burj Khalifa’s height discovered
What's
in the news?
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Scientists have discovered four underwater
mountains — the tallest of which is more than 2.5 kilometres long — while
travelling from Golfito in Costa Rica to Valparaiso in Chile on a research
vessel, announced the Schmidt Ocean Institute.
Key
takeaways:
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Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean have
used the research vessels Falkor and Falkor (too) have mapped about 1.5 million
square kilometres and discovered 29 underwater mountains, hills and trenches.
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The latest discovery was made using Falkor
(too).
Significance:
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This work is important because underwater
trenches often host deep-sea coral reefs, sponges and anemones that live
alongside organisms that find food, shelter and a rocky surface to cling to.