Deepest gas hydrate cold seep ever discovered in the Arctic at 3,640 m depth

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Dec 22, 2025, 3:24 pm115 ptsTrending
A multinational scientific team led by UiT has uncovered the deepest known gas hydrate cold seep on the planet. The discovery was made during the Ocean Census Arctic Deep–EXTREME24 expedition and reveals a previously unknown ecosystem thriving at 3,640 meters on the Molloy Ridge in the Greenland Sea. The…

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