Never-before-seen chain of volcanoes discovered hiding on the Pacific seafloor

Never-before-seen chain of volcanoes discovered hiding on the Pacific seafloor

After suspecting the presence of a series of underwater volcanoes near the Cook Islands, researchers have now mapped out the newly discovered structures.

Scientists have discovered a whole chain of relatively young underwater volcanoes that hid under the waves of the Pacific Ocean. According to researchers, some of them may be active, Live Science reports. The volcanoes were discovered during a seabed mapping expedition near the Cook Islands in the central Pacific Ocean. According to scientists, if volcanoes are active, the heat they generate could create conditions for a unique marine environmen…