Auckland: Scientists have discovered a large reservoir of deep, deep-fresh, deep-water, more than 2,000 square kilometers (that is, Lake Ontario) deep in the ocean.
This water reservoir has been discovered inside the seabed near the southern island of New Zealand, which is aided by modern techniques for oceanography investigations through seismology and electromagnetic fields.
Using these two techniques, a 3D map of the depths of the seabed was made, in which this freshwater reservoir can be clearly seen.
The discovery is the result of eight years of ongoing research, suggesting that the freshwater reservoir is approximately 65 feet deep in the seabed, 60 km from the New Zealand coastal town of Timaru.
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This freshwater reservoir has as much water as the Olympic-sized swimming pool of 80 million. The discovery of such reservoirs is of particular importance in relation to the availability of fresh water in the future.
It should be noted that only a few "underwater" reservoirs of freshwater have been discovered so far, so it is premature to say how many such reserves are rare, rare or abundant in the oceans.
Details of this discovery have been published online in the latest issue of the research journal "Nature Communications."
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