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Scientists Discover Ancient Underground Mountains Beneath Earth

1/24/2025

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Beneath the Earth's surface, two colossal underground mountains, towering over 620 miles high, have been unearthed by scientists at Utrecht University. Nestled 1,200 miles deep beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean, these ancient structures, known as Large Low Seismic Velocity Provinces, could be remnants from the very dawn of our planet, dating back at least half a billion years.

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Beneath the Earth's surface, two colossal underground mountains, towering over 620 miles high, have been unearthed by scientists at Utrecht University. Nestled 1,200 miles deep beneath Africa and the Pacific Ocean, these ancient structures, known as Large Low Seismic Velocity Provinces, could be remnants from the very dawn of our planet, dating back at least half a billion years.