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Did scientists find a city at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean?

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Deep beneath the ocean lies the longest mountain range on Earth: the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Its a world of crushing pressure and intense volcanic activity, where nothing should survive. But when scientists scanned the sea floor, they discovered something completely unexpected. Did they find a lost city? Or something far stranger?

0:00 The Lost City

5:39 How the Ridge Formed

8:29 Magnetic Stripes

10:54 Fractures

15:37 Alien Life

17:03 Scanning the Vents

19:41 Hunt For More Lost Cities

22:23 The Old City

25:52 Under Threat

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References:

Longest Mountain Range, via noaa.gov

Mid-Atlantic Ridge, via unesco.org

Geology of Atlantis Massif, via mcgill.ca

Research on the Lost City, via washington.edu

Lost City Hydrothermal Field francesca albanese Revisited, via tos.org

Understanding Plate Motions, via usgs.gov

Magnetic Stripes on Plates, via geolsoc.org.uk

Serpentinisation at Mid-Ocean Ridges, via sciencedirect.com

Ecology of Old City Field, via nature.com

Three New Hydrothermal Vent Fields on Mid-Atlantic Ridge, via schmidtocean.org

Credits:

Narrator: James Stewart

Writer: James Stewart

Video Editor: Celal Kaar

Animator: Peter Sheppard

Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava

Script Editor: Damaris McColgan

Thumbnail Designers: Peter Sheppard, Juane Dames

Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner

Production Coordinator: Rose Unwin

Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock

Producers: Alex McColgan, James Stewart

Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan

Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan

With special thanks to:

NOAA

French Oceanographic Fleet, IFREMERS

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