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  Research vessel finds four new seamounts in high seas   February 12, 2024 The crew of Schmidt Ocean Institute’s research vessel Falkor (too) recently discovered four underwater mountains – the tallest of which exceeds 2.4km in height – during a January transit from Golfito, Costa Rica, to Valparaiso, Chile, as announced by the organization today. These new seamounts, ranging in size from approximately 1,591 metres to 2,681 metres, supplement the crew’s discovery in November 2023 of an underwater mountain twice the height of the Burj Khalifa, measuring 1,600 metres, in international waters off Guatemala.   Schmidt Ocean Institute experts recently uncovered the largest of four seamounts, towering at 2,681 metres tall, spanning 450 square kilometres, and resting 1,150 metres below the surface. This significant find occurred during a mapping transit from Costa Rica to Chile in January 2024. (Image courtesy: Schmidt Ocean Institute) Using multibeam mapping, Schmidt Ocean...