In the previous discovery of the Pacific, a huge mountain of underwater has been found, can be compared to height with rocky peaks. It is located 400 km north of Palau. According to multi -cell water color, its peak is hidden at a depth of 240 meters below the water surface.
The height of the mountain, according to scientists, is 4,200 meters. To compare, one of the famous peaks of Pike-Pick's Rocky mountain range reached 4,302 meters.
The mountain was discovered by the national research team on ocean research and atmosphere (NOAA) as part of the blue expedition. Her goal is to study the deep areas of Palau of the national marine reserve.
In the future, scientists plan to send a water apparatus remote control to the mountain. This will find the creatures there.
The mountains underwater, as a rule, are extinct volcanoes. They never emerge on the surface, or hidden for centuries. According to scientists, up to 100 thousand such objects may be at the bottom of the ocean. But so far, less than a tenth of all the underwater mountains in the world have been investigated and reported by NOAA.
Previously, scientists Checked out the mountains from the offshore of Africa. This makes it possible to determine the time of the origin of the Atlantic. Scientists came to the conclusion that the ocean began to open 117 million years ago.