From: LARRY KLAES (ljk4_at_msn.com)
Date: Wed Feb 05 2003 - 08:30:43 PST
TECTONICS
- Researchers Find Underwater Volcano Chain Off Tonga
http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/030204154408.5huvcoq5.html
Kiel (AFP) Feb 4, 2003 - A German-led scientific team has discovered a chain of 20 underwater volcanoes off Tonga that could swamp the Pacific Ocean archipelago if they erupt, expedition leaders said Tuesday. The volcanoes, rising at least 1,000 metres (3,280 feet) off the seabed in waters about 1.8 kilometres (1.2 miles) deep, are grouped together 200 kilometres south of the outermost islands of the kingdom.
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