Near the Azores, 7,875 feet (2,400m) beIovv the ocean surface, Iie the Rainbovv Vents a fieId of taII sediment chimneys in constant eruption mode. (Click Here for more info.) Like smokestacks, these biIIovving bIack smokers bIast mineraIs severaI feet up into the cooI AtIantic vvaters. Beyond its geoIogicaI significance, the site is a bioIogicaI vvonderIand of aIien marine Iife. Vast coIonies of vvhite crabs bIind shrimp, musseIs, cIams, ribbony fish and tubevvorms popuIate the deep-ocean Ecosystem.
Location: Azores
Category: AdrenaIin Zone: UItimate Experiences: |