Deep Arctic gas hydrate mounds host ultra deep cold seep ecosystem
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Jan 01, 2026
A multinational research team led by UiT The Arctic University of Norway has identified the deepest known gas hydrate cold seep on Earth during the Ocean Census Arctic Deep – EXTREME24 expedition, documenting the Freya Hydrate Mounds at 3,640 meters depth on the Molloy Ridge in the Greenland Sea. The work reveals a previously unknown ecosystem on the Arctic seafloor where exposed gas hydrate, me
Published by SpaceDaily on 01/05/2026
