Cold-water coral mounds peaks off on the northern Namibia shelf
An exceptionally large cold-water coral mound province (CMP) was recently discovered extending over 80 km along the Namibian shelf (offshore southwestern Africa) in water depths of 160–270 m. This hitherto unknown CMP comprises >2000 mounds with heights of up to 20 m and constitutes the largest C...
Main Authors: | , |
---|---|
Format: | Dataset |
Language: | English |
Published: |
PANGAEA
2023
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://doi.pangaea.de/10.1594/PANGAEA.956090 https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.956090 |
Summary: | An exceptionally large cold-water coral mound province (CMP) was recently discovered extending over 80 km along the Namibian shelf (offshore southwestern Africa) in water depths of 160–270 m. This hitherto unknown CMP comprises >2000 mounds with heights of up to 20 m and constitutes the largest CMP known from the southeastern Atlantic Ocean. Here, the position of the peaks of the Namibian coral mounds is reported. |
---|