make the water clear and beneath the surface are sea mounts isolated
surface are sea mounts isolated
surface are sea mounts isolated mountains rising from the ocean floor
mountains rising from the ocean floor
mountains rising from the ocean floor the waters above sea mounts are alive
the waters above sea mounts are alive
the waters above sea mounts are alive with ocean predators and by lighting the
with ocean predators and by lighting the
with ocean predators and by lighting the ocean depths we can see why sea mounts
ocean depths we can see why sea mounts
ocean depths we can see why sea mounts disrupt the smooth flow of the currents
as the water moves past the massive bulk
as the water moves past the massive bulk of the mountain it behaves in a strange
of the mountain it behaves in a strange
of the mountain it behaves in a strange way a spinning doughnut of water a
way a spinning doughnut of water a
way a spinning doughnut of water a vortex forms above the summit
at the center of the doughnut a downward
at the center of the doughnut a downward jet of water carries plankton down onto
jet of water carries plankton down onto
jet of water carries plankton down onto the summit which feeds many different
the summit which feeds many different
the summit which feeds many different creatures from corals and sponges to
creatures from corals and sponges to
creatures from corals and sponges to fish
with the water turned clear we can see
with the water turned clear we can see that a seamount is an oasis of life in
that a seamount is an oasis of life in
that a seamount is an oasis of life in the open ocean tuna and other ocean
the open ocean tuna and other ocean
the open ocean tuna and other ocean predators come here to feed
much of the open Pacific is empty of
much of the open Pacific is empty of life but above seamounts life is
life but above seamounts life is
life but above seamounts life is abundant
measurements from space show there are
measurements from space show there are more than 10,000 sea mounts in the
more than 10,000 sea mounts in the
more than 10,000 sea mounts in the Pacific
Pacific
Pacific many more must remain hidden
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