Asphalt Mounds Found Off West African Coast

ENN
Dec 15, 2014, 9:14 am34 pts
Scientists have discovered a large area of the deep seabed strewn with mounds of asphalt off the coast of Angola, hosting rich animal life. This is the first such discovery in the Atlantic proper or in the Southern Hemisphere, and the first time the creatures living around them have been studied in detail. It…

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