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In the sneak peek clip, an array of ocean animals traverse great distances in search of food, including travelling to seamounts — underwater mountains up to three miles high.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 5 June 2025
The researchers also revealed that certain deep-sea topographical features, like canyons and ridges, have attracted much more scientific attention than abyssal plains and seamounts.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Hydrothermal vents and seamounts are likely to be more tricky to mine.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
The ocean currents surrounding undersea pinnacles and seamounts enhance the availability of food sources such as plankton.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 5 June 2025
The researchers also revealed that certain deep-sea topographical features, like canyons and ridges, have attracted much more scientific attention than abyssal plains and seamounts.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 May 2025
Hydrothermal vents and seamounts are likely to be more tricky to mine.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 8 May 2025
The ocean currents surrounding undersea pinnacles and seamounts enhance the availability of food sources such as plankton.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Seamount.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seamount. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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seamount
noun
sea·mount
ˈsē-ˌmau̇nt 
: a submarine mountain
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