Ocean Floor
Join us on an expedition to Zealandia – the unseen continent beneath the waves.
New Zealand scientists began to seriously explore our ocean domain in the second half of the 20th century.
We have since discovered that only 5% of New Zealand is visible above sea level! Knowledge of our offshore territory provides valuable insight into the location of resources and hazards, and the processes that affect them.
Check out current research and marine exploratiom being done at GNS Science.
Learn more about this vast underwater world:
- New Zealand’s Continental Shelf
- Submarine volcanoes
- Hydrothermal vents
- Life in the Deep
- Undersea prospecting
Discover how marine scientists explore the undersea and the specialised tools they use in underwater exploration.
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