Submarine volcano
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Submarine volcanoes are underwater vents or fissures in the Earth's surface from which magma can erupt. Many submarine volcanoes are located near areas of tectonic plate formation, known as mid-ocean
Pillow lava formed by a submarine volcano
Deepest ever filmed submarine volcano, West Mata, May 2009.
West Mata
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West Mata is an active submarine volcano located in the northeastern Lau Basin, roughly 200 km southwest of the Samoan Islands. It is part of the Tonga-Kermadec volcanic arc, which stretches from the
Submarine volcano
…a video camera and a hydrophone were floating 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) below sea level in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa, watching and listening as the West Mata Volcano erupted in several ways. Putting video and audio together let researchers learn the sounds made by slow lava bursting and the different noises made by…
Boninite pillow lavas at West Mata
Opaepele shrimp on West Mata in 2009
Superheated molten lava from West Mata submarine volcano