Researchers have discovered a 33,000-foot-wide (10 kilometers) underwater canyon that was carved out of the Mediterranean seabed shortly before the sea dried up around 6 million years ago.

From Canyon To Cove: Seeing Laguna from under the sea. By Cindy Frazier . Sept. 18, 2009 12 AM PT . Share via Close extra sharing options. ... taking in the sea life that unfolded before us.

They then used a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to explore the underwater canyon, which extends from the continental shelf for more than 2.5 miles (4 km) to the ocean floor.

Beyond the mouth of the canyon, the flow has cut a valley into the sea floor that extends for nearly 200 miles before spilling onto the abyssal plain of the deep ocean. Similar channels can be ...

Norfolk Canyon, in particular, held two surprises. First was finding stony coral there and in nearby Baltimore Canyon — until then, it had never been spotted in the middle of the bight before.

In their two-week trip to Perth Canyon, researchers discovered a treasure-trove of deep-sea creatures, including Venus Flytrap anemones and golden coral, LiveScience reports. Scientists from the ...

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Researchers have discovered a 33,000-foot-wide (10 kilometers) underwater canyon that was carved out of the Mediterranean seabed shortly before the sea dried up around 6 million years ago.

Still, the researchers found a surprisingly rich community of deep-sea creatures that cling to the canyon's walls. For instance, about 1 mile (1.6 km) below the surface, ...