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The "Grand Canyon of the Atlantic": How to Explain This Colossal Scar Tearing the Bottom of the Ocean 700 Km From the Azores

Summary by SciencePost
About 700 kilometres north-north-east of the Azores Archipelago, the ocean floor collapses into a vertiginous abyss. Nicknamed the "Kings Trough", this underwater pit complex stretches 500 kilometres long and 80 kilometres wide, displaying a relief of 4,000 metres — a steeper elevation than that of the Azores Archipelago. [...]
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About 700 kilometres north-north-east of the Azores Archipelago, the ocean floor collapses into a vertiginous abyss. Nicknamed the "Kings Trough", this underwater pit complex stretches 500 kilometres long and 80 kilometres wide, displaying a relief of 4,000 metres — a steeper elevation than that of the Azores Archipelago. [...]

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SciencePost broke the news on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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