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Big research vessel at sea
19.06.2026

Expedition to the Origins of a Giant Beneath the Sea

SONNE Cruise SO320/2 Investigates the Age and Formation of Hess Rise

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Map of the norther pacific with the Aleutian Island Arc
16.06.2026

One of the Earth’s Most Important Plate Boundaries Is Older than Previously Thought

Subduction of the Aleutian Islands began at least 56 million years ago

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Satellite image of the sea surface; the water is dark blue but has a green tinge in places, and a white cloud of vapour is rising from the water
21.05.2026

Possible Eruption of an Underwater Volcano in the Bismarck Sea

GEOMAR Mapping Data Helps Interpret the Event

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Blog SONNE expedition SO307

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The official blog of SONNE Expedition SO307 MADAGASCAR/INDICOM. 27.9.2024

 

Background knowledge: Bathymetry

A. Hennke of GEOMAR's Data Science Unit tells the story of how we can map the seafloor and how seafloor morphology affects us. 26 October 2023

 

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Dynamics of the Ocean Floor

  • Head of the Research Unit:

    Prof. Dr. Colin Devey
    GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel
    Eastshore Campus
    Wischhofstr. 1-3
    D-24148 Kiel
    Germany
    Phone: +49-431 600-2257
    Fax: -49-431 600-2924
    e-mail: cdevey(at)geomar.de

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    Sandra Spahl
    Phone: +49-431-600-2256
    e-mail: sspahl(at)geomar.de

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