Expedition to Hess Rise in the Northwest Pacific begins

Located in the middle of the North Pacific, between Japan and Canada, lies one of the world’s largest oceanic plateaus, the so-called Hess Rise. The plateau is roughly T-shaped and extends over a length of about 1,000 kilometers. Due to its distance from the nearest mainland, the research area at Hess Rise is difficult to access and has therefore been the destination of only a few expeditions to date.

المصدر: Phys.org