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ESMOI — Millennium Nucleus for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands

HQ 🇨🇱 Chile · 1 project tracked

The 2,900-Kilometre Mountain Range Nobody Owns

Ocean Life

🇨🇱 Chile

More than 200 underwater mountains run from the Chilean coast out to Rapa Nui, carrying species found nowhere else — and three-quarters of the chain sits in international waters with no protection at all.

2,900kilometresLength of the Salas y Gómez and Nazca ridge chain
200seamountsSeamounts in the chain
73percentShare of the ridges lying beyond national jurisdiction
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