Loki's Castle
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loki-s-castle-173-7515615
title:
Loki's Castle
text:
Loki's Castle is a field of five active hydrothermal vents in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, located at 73 degrees north on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Iceland and Svalbard at a depth of 2,352 metres (7,717 ft). When they were discovered in mid-July 2008, they were the most northerly black smoker vents known to science. They are of geological interest as they occur in a relatively stable region of the Earth's crust with diminished tectonic forces and consequently fewer hydrothermal vents. They are t
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Active vents in the Atlantic Ocean
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loki%27s_Castle
date created:
2008-07-25T12:29:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T03:40:36Z
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image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/db/Loki%27s_Castle_Vent_Chimney_2008-07-15.jpg","width":400,"height":331}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16