Seamounts generally form when volcanic mountains rise up from the seafloor ... living mazes of hard coral, sponges, and sea fans circled by schools of fish, some of them orange roughy that have ...
A Boston University led team of scientists analyzed a Pacific Ocean seamount that is teeming with biologically diverse corals ...
All of the tallest mountains in the world are located in Asia, either in the Himalayas or the Karakorum ranges. Of the 10 ...
Plunging gorges and craggy mountain-sides are not all that separate mainland Egypt’s first long-distance hiking trail from the beach resorts in the nearby vacation town of Hurghada. Inspired by ...
Carved into the rugged Hejaz Mountains in Saudi Arabia, Desert Rock is the latest part of the country's ambitious Red Sea giga-project to be realized. It provides a luxurious getaway for well ...
The Salas y Gómez and Nazca Ridges are deep-sea mountain ranges with multiple volcanoes that extend nearly 1,870 miles and are home to numerous species. Many of these are important fishery ...
As he examined the highest mountain in each of 47 prefectures, studying how rivers form upon them and flow into the sea, he discovered that no one else had done this before. Futagami decided that ...
Rising mountain peaks and sharp rock formations cover the ocean floor, with corals, sponges, fish, and tons of sea creatures ...
With a richly diverse natural landscape—from the vertiginous mountain peaks of the Caucasus to the balmy rainforests of the Black Sea-fronted Adjara region—the country of Georgia offers ...