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Darwin Mounds
Two areas of hundreds of sand and cold-water coral mounds at depths of about 1,000 m, in the northeast corner of the Rockall Trough, approximately 185 km northwest of the northwest tip of Scotland. The Darwin Mounds cover an area of approximately 100 sq. Km. The tops of the mounds are covered with Lophelia pertusa corals and coral rubble.
- Kalbos dalis: noun
- Pramonės šaka / sritis: Natural environment
- Category: Coral reefs
- Organization: NOAA
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