US EditionBermuda Mystery Surfaces with Discovery of Massive Underground Structure, Revealing a New Deep-Earth Anomaly
- Last month, a paper in Geophysical Research Letters reported seismologists led by William Frazer identified a massive, previously unseen rock layer beneath Bermuda that appears to make the archipelago float.
- Despite volcanoes falling silent around 31 million years ago, Bermuda's volcanoes sit on an oceanic swell and the seafloor never fully sank, prompting William Frazer and Jeffrey Park to investigate.
- By analysing vibrations from powerful, distant earthquakes, researchers used recordings from a seismic station on Bermuda to image seismic waves about 31 miles below Bermuda and found the newly discovered layer around 20 kilometres thick.
- The finding may solve a long-standing geological puzzle, as the research team says the buoyant slab could keep Bermuda elevated and William Frazer is examining seismic data from other islands.
- Independent geologists said the finding aligns with growing evidence that Bermuda's origins differ from many ocean islands, and Sarah Mazza, geologist at Smith College, noted Bermuda's lavas are low in silica and rich in carbon, a fingerprint tied to mantle material shaped by Pangaea.
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Scientists Discover Giant One-Of-A-Kind Structure In The Waters Beneath Bermuda
People around the world mostly know Bermuda for one thing: the mysterious Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle. Now, however, scientists have discovered a never-before-seen 12.4-mile-thick rock layer in the waters beneath Bermuda that has them baffled. The origin of this massive stone structure hidden beneath Bermuda is not completely clear. However, its discovery may provide answers to some questions scientists have had about th…
Yale researchers solve a geological Bermuda mystery and found a unique discovery at depth. What they found out.
Scientists have discovered a unique 20-kilometer-thick layer of rock beneath the Bermuda Islands, which, due to its low density, holds the island aloft. Despite the 30 million-year-old volcano's demise, the island hasn't sunk. This layer is not found anywhere else on Earth. Over 50 ships and 20+ planes have disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle, but the cause remains elusive.
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