In 1977 scientists discovered hydrothermal vents at the East Pacific Rise.
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Site of the 1977 Galápagos Rift expedition that first observed deep-sea hydrothermal vents and chemosynthetic ecosystems (giant tube worms, vent crabs) — a discovery that rewrote textbook biology by showing life can thrive without sunlight.
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海隆 (hǎilóng, 'oceanic rise') is the scientific term for a mid-ocean ridge with a broader, gentler profile than 洋中脊 (yángzhōngjǐ, 'mid-ocean ridge') in the strict sense — both terms appear in Chinese marine geology.
