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Near a seamount in the Atlantic Ocean, scientists discovered aThe Lost City‘, in 2000 to be exact. While exploring the ocean in a remotely operated vehicle, scientists saw a ‘blue light’ and discovered the region. This area is known as the hydrothermal field.
You can see a building formed from piles of toadstools and a giant monolith that stands 60 meters high. The ‘tower’ was found at a depth of 700 meters below sea level. According to the scientists, a site like this has never been discovered before in the Atlantic Ocean, although it is possible that a hydrothermal field like this exists somewhere that has not been detected.
This building has a ‘chimney’ that spews gas as hot as 40°C. It is home to many snails and crustaceans. Larger animals such as crabs, shrimp, sea urchins and eels are rare, but still found.
Uniquely, the hydrocarbons produced byLost city‘ was not formed from atmospheric carbon dioxide or sunlight, but by chemical reactions on the deep ocean floor. Since hydrocarbons are the building blocks of life, this opens up the possibility that life originated in habitats like these.
Because of the information it contains, some experts call for ‘Lost city‘ registered as a World Heritage site to protect this natural wonder before it’s too late. Unfortunately, scientists aren’t the only ones intrigued by the unusual terrain.
In 2018, it was announced that Poland had won the rights to mine a nearby deep sea The Lost City. While there are no valuable resources to be dredged up in the hot fields themselves, the environmental damage of the ‘Lost City’ could have dire consequences for the preservation of the site. Thus launched Warning Signs.
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