WATCH: Underwater Kavachi Volcano erupts, 'mutant' sharks released into ocean
Sharkcano is home to two species of sharks living in the submerged crater.
Did you know that there's a species of shark that lives inside a volcano?
Off the coast of the Solomon Islands lies the Kavachi Volcano, the most active underwater volcano in the Pacific Ocean. Underwater volcanoes are known as submarine volcanoes.
Now, images from NASA have shown that this volcano has erupted!
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🦈 You’ve heard of sharknado, now get ready for sharkcano.
— NASA Goddard (@NASAGoddard) May 22, 2022
The Kavachi Volcano in the Solomon Islands is home to two species of sharks. It’s also one of the most active submarine volcanoes in the Pacific, seen here erupting underwater by #Landsat 9.https://t.co/OoQU5hGWXQ pic.twitter.com/vEdRypzlgi
As much as submarine volcanoes are well-known, what makes this volcano unique are the animals that call it home.
This is why the Kavachi Volcano has been dubbed, "Sharkcano".
Sharkano is home to two species of sharks living in the submerged crater.
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These sharks, which include scalloped hammerhead sharks and silky sharks, were discovered during a scientific expedition to Kavachi in 2015.
Scientists surprised by sharks in the hot, acidic waters around underwater volcano Kavachi: http://t.co/QnUkrdK4Po. pic.twitter.com/KR1SJnwRx1
— California Academy of Sciences (@calacademy) July 13, 2015
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The scientists also found microbial communities thriving on the sulphur.
Populations of gelatinous animals, small fish, and sharks were observed inside the active crater, raising new questions about the ecology of active submarine volcanoes and the extreme environments in which large marine animals can exist.
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