https://schmidtocean.org/four-new-seamounts-discovered-in-the-high-seas/
"VALPARAISO, Chile – The crew of Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel
Falkor (too) discovered four underwater mountains — the tallest of which is
over 1.5 miles high — on a January transit from Golfito, Costa Rica, to
Valparaiso, Chile, the organization announced today.
The new seamounts, which range in size from approximately 1,591 meters (5,220
feet) to 2,681 meters (8,796 feet), add to the crew’s discovery last November
of an underwater mountain that was twice the height of the Burj Khalifa at
1,600 meters (5,259 feet) in international waters off Guatemala.
Using multibeam mapping, Schmidt Ocean Institute’s marine technicians and
trained hydrographic experts, John Fulmer and Tomer Ketter, confirmed that the
seafloor features had not been previously included in any bathymetric database.
The seamounts were found as the technicians plotted a course to examine gravity
anomalies during the transit from Costa Rica to Chile. Changes in the shape of
the seafloor appear as very slight shifts in the Ocean surface; a deep trench
will cause a slight depression, and a mountain can create an almost
imperceptible bump on top of the Ocean. These subtle clues can help experts
make discoveries and create better, more detailed maps of the seafloor."
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