08-02-2017 16:39 via theguardian.com

Massive ancient undersea landslide discovered off Great Barrier Reef

Scientists were amazed to find remains of 300,000-year-old sediment slip while conducting 3D mapping of deep sea floorEvidence of a massive undersea landslide that took place more than 300,000 years ago has been discovered off the Great Barrier Reef.
Scientists discovered remains of the slip off Innisfail on Australia’s north Queensland coast.Continue reading...
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