Scientists discover undersea volcano off Antarctica.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-20 May 2004-NSF: Scientists discover undersea volcano off Antarctica(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:05202004 ARLINGTON, Va.-Scientists working in the stormy and inhospitable waters off the Antarctic Peninsula have found what they believe is an active and previously unknown volcano on the sea bottom.

The international science team from the United States and Canada mapped and sampled the ocean floor and collected video and data that indicate a major volcano exists on the Antarctic ontinental shelf, they announced on May 5 in a dispatch from the research vessel Laurence M. Gould, which is operated by the National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF is an independent federal agency that supports fundamental research and education across all...