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Volcanoes of the Deep Sea

Volcanoes of the Deep Sea

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Volcanoes of the Deep Sea

2003

0h 45m

5.9(8 votes)

Documentary

Overview

12,000 feet down, life is erupting. Alvin, a deep-sea mechanized probe, makes a voyage some 12,000 feet underwater to explore the Azores, a constantly-erupting volcanic rift between Europe and North America.

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Ed Harris

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Dr. Richard Lutz

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