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Description
The hydrothermal systems at Giggenbach volcano are well within the photic zone.Schools of fish are seen here swimming among extinct hydrothermal chimneys.The microbial mat on the seabed indicates that there is still heat rising andthat chemosynthesis is occurring.
Credit
New Zealand-American Submarine Ring of Fire 2005 Exploration; NOAA Vents Program
Display Date
2005
Location
New Zealand, Kermadec Arc
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
Keywords
Ocean Exploration