ESMOI — Millennium Nucleus for Ecology and Sustainable Management of Oceanic Islands
HQ 🇨🇱 Chile · 1 project tracked
🇨🇱 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