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Scientists turned to an island entirely of granite attention when the Thwaites glacier began to melt rapidly. Own the name this island received in honor of the Scandinavian goddess Seth
For comparison, this island is approximately equal in size. soccer field or Windsor Castle (378 meters long and 158 in width). At the same time, it can be easily seen from space.
Thwaites Offshore Research (THOR) Research Team discovered this island when their ship passed through Pine Bay Island in Antarctica.
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According to the Scandinavian legend, the goddess Seth, in whose honor he was called the open land, was the wife of the god Thor, that, consonant with the name of the research group of scientists.
ESOREITER previously talked about how the eruption a new submarine volcano in the South Pacific island, which is located 45 kilometers from the capital Kingdom of Tonga Nukualofa.
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