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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Julia Musto

A new volcano-like structure has been found in the Arctic Ocean near Alaska

Scientists might have found a new volcano, but unless you're a fish, it probably doesn’t pose much danger.

Working off the coast of western and northern Alaska, the Coast Guard Cutter Healy’s research teams, including members from the National Science Foundation, the University of New Hampshire, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were there to conduct Artic Ocean seafloor mapping near Alaska and survey uncharted waters of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas.

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