Jorge of Norway writes:
Researchers have found a 1,500 km volcanic mountain chain hidden off the coast of Svalbard, which could soon break the surface to form a new island chain.
Dag Rune Olsen, rector of the University of Bergen, where the researchers are based, told The Local that the findings were like a “moon landing in the deep sea.”
“We probably know even less about the very deep seas and oceans then we know about the moon,” he said. The range extends from Jan Mayen island in the Greenland Sea to the Fram Strait between Svalbard and Greenland. It comprises hundreds of volcanos, some just 20m below the surface.
The new discovery comprises hundreds more volcanoes, some just 20m below the surface.
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The ridge was first glimpsed in 2008, but this is the first time detailed mapping has been done.
“We have found volcanoes at such a shallow level and they could break the surface at any time and form a new island group,” Pedersen told VG newspaper.
“We have long known that Iceland has both volcanic activity and hot springs, but we thought that we did not have anything like that in Norway. But we do, it was only under water,” he added.
http://www.thelocal.no/20130802/Volcanic-range-discovered-in-Norwegian-waters
Note: The Norwegian version of this text speaks about the activity of those volcanoes and 1200° C magma I don’t know why that information isn’t included in the English version.
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If these did break the surface, would it affect ocean currents?
“We have found volcanoes at such a shallow level and they could break the surface at any time and form a new island group,” Pedersen told VG newspaper.
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Quickly to be drowned by rising sea level.
I’ve been going on about the area for 3-4 years, ask Dr. Svalgaard, read more here:
http://www.vukcevic.talktalk.net/CET-NV.htm
It should be affecting ocean currents right now. Some peaks are reportedly only 20 meters (a little more than 65 feet) below the surface. Island chains act like fences or vanes that redirect currents around them. They all serve as inclined planes that can lift deep currents upward to pass the barrier, which changes the near-surface water temperatures.
If I were to sit there in the area waiting patiently on my boat for some land to surface- could I claim an ‘island’ for myself – would it be classed as a new territory/land? just wondering aloud……
Vlad (Russia has Talent) Putin will likely claim the islands for Russia as being an extension of the Lomonosov Ridge. Proof is not needed in science so I think he has a good case.
So the global warming in the arctic is so severe that it is even causing the ocean floor to boil up and ready to boil over the surface at any time!
Unsurprisingly these are on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that stretches into the Arctic ocean to meet up with the volcano string found there.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080626-arctic-volcano.html
Hmmm, first excess seismicity was noticed around 1999 on the Gakkel ridge. Lemme think, when did the ice loss go into overdrive in the Arctic?? Wasn’t that around 2000 according to NASA???
Hmm, didn’t the Greenland Galloping Glaciers start galloping in the same time period and some of them later found to be probably based on geothermal activity??
So we have ice above average on the Alaskan side of the Arctic Ocean away from all the volcanic activity and ice below average on the side with the volcanic activity.
NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!! Couldn’t have ANYTHING to do with it!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
So the Jan Mayen island might be getting neighbors.
so, maybe this is where the missing heat is hiding?
More missing heat can be found in the Amazon River’s evil twin, the Rio Hamza. Probably the least discussed caloric conveyor on earth.
I wonder if it will hinder the entry of Russian Subs into the North Atlantic?
vukcevic says:
August 2, 2013 at 9:43 am
You refer to Kolbeinsey Ridge which is too close to Iceland.
Also the Denmark Strait between Iceland and Greenland (“the DENMARK STRAIT Overflow Water (DSOW), the largest of the deep, overflow plumes,” “DENMARK STRAIT IS BOTTLENECK ON THE SUPERHIGHWAY IN THE OCEANS GLOBAL CIRCULATION
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution”). The depth is about 600m.
I don’t see references to a ridge between Kolbeinsey and Svalbard or to anything at 20m below sea level. Wiki has a little about a small island that won’t last much longer, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolbeinsey
How much does volcanic activity, especially ranges like this that are growing towards the surface affect sea level? Maybe this is why the deep oceans below 2000 M are warmer?
Just asking…….
This revelation could lead one to question the security of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a “secure seedbank” established in an abandoned coal mine at Svalbard in 1984. But then again, one could also question the security of any abandoned coal mine.
how many atomic bombs worth of heat does that 1500 km volcanic range emit? are any Argo buoys in that area?
This is pretty interesting! There is a global seed vault built on the island of Svalbard because the theory is, it’s suppose to be cold and stable. I wonder how stable it is if a volcano is going to be growing in that area. LOL. I hope the seeds don’t all pop out of their shells and start growing.
My 1971 NatGeo Arctic Ocean floor map clearly shows these ridges–it calls them the Nansen Fracture zone and Greenland Fracture zone. It doesn’t identify them as volcanic, but the existence of the ridges have been long known. I think you can view the map at maps.com.
[snip – thanks, we are on it, Anthony]
Kev-in-Uk says:
August 2, 2013 at 9:46 am
If I were to sit there in the area waiting patiently on my boat for some land to surface- could I claim an ‘island’ for myself – would it be classed as a new territory/land? just wondering aloud……
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I think you need to plant a flag…, do you have you one ready ?
No wonder sea level is rising, with all these intrusions.
“,,, which could soon break the surface to form a new island chain.”
How soon is “soon”? Like next Thursday soon, or geologic time scale soon, which could be the next 5000 years.
A nice seafloor map of the polar region is seen here: http://geology.com/world/arctic-ocean-bathymetry-map.shtml and depicts the ridge between Iceland and Svalbard. No guarantees on accuracy and resolution.
Google maps show it clearly.
Kev-in-Uk says: @ur momisugly August 2, 2013 at 9:46 am
If I were to sit there in the area waiting patiently on my boat for some land to surface- could I claim an ‘island’ for myself – would it be classed as a new territory/land? just wondering aloud……
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You mean like this? http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/video-a-new-island-is/60017
The area circled seems to be many thousands of feet deep according to google earth. Any way of getting a more specific location, like a .kml?