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News Release 05-089
Researchers Discover Underwater Volcano-within-a-Volcano
Unique hydrothermal community of hundreds of eels uncovered
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Scientists have discovered a "City of Eels" on the seafloor.
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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Vailulu'u: Location of newly discovered undersea volcano.
Credit: Scripps Institution of Oceanography
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