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Location map of Gakkel Ridge.

Location map of Gakkel Ridge.
Location map of Gakkel Ridge.
Location map of Gakkel Ridge.
Location map of Gakkel Ridge.
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Doucette, Jayne H.
Location map of Gakkel Ridge.
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05/24/2006
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 42, No. 2, Pg. 39:
ULTRASLOW BUT VOLCANICALLY ACTIVE—Scientists had predicted that the Gakkel Ridge was spreading far too slowly to promote volcanism, but an expedition in 2001 found surprising evidence for active volcanoes and hydrothermal vents.
Caption from Oceanus Magazine Vol. 42 No. 2, Pg. 26:
An expedition in 2007 is planned to search for, map, and sample hydrothermal vents for the first time beneath the ice-covered Arctic Ocean, along the Gakkel Ridge.
Image of The Day caption:
On this day in 1909, explorers Robert Peary, Matthew Henson, and their Inuit guides Ootah, Egigingwah, Seegloo and Ooqueah claimed to be the first humans to reach the North Pole. Ninety-eight years later, explorers and scientists from WHOI will make two of their own treks to the Arctic--one by air (April 2007) to the North Pole Environmental Observatory and another by icebreaker (July 2007) to study the seafloor Gakkel Ridge. WHOI teams are examining the water current systems at work beneath the ice, as well as the structure (and possible life) on the Arctic Ocean floor.
Illustration by Jayne Doucette, WHOI Graphic Services
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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