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Ethan James

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Deep sea dormant volcanoes mapped for first time - The Untold Story

Researchers collected data from a 20,000sq km area halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica. (HANDOUT/AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC PROGRAM PARTNERSHIP)

Long-dormant volcanoes in the Southern Ocean have been mapped for the first time in what is hoped can shed further light on a crucial current encircling Antarctica.

Scientists aboard CSIRO research vessel Investigator have spent five weeks collecting data from a 20,000sq km area halfway between Tasmania and the frozen continent. 

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