Huge Underground "Ocean" Found Beneath Asia

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:wink: A giant blob of water the size of the Arctic Ocean has been discovered hundreds of miles beneath eastern Asia, scientists report.

Researchers found the underground "ocean" while scanning seismic waves as they passed through Earth's interior.

...The find may help scientists better understand the formation of volcanic regions such as those in Iceland, Hawaii, and Yellowstone National Park.


:arrow: VERY NEAT ARTICLE ON HOW PLATE TECHTONICS IS A FACTOR TO HOW AN OCEAN CAN DIVE BENEATH THE CONTINENTAL CRUST AS PART OF THE SUBDUCTION PROCESS and VOLCANIC HOTSPOTS.
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http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...cean-asia.html