Floating rocks spotted

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A huge cluster ‘raft’ of floating volcanic rocks covering an area almost the size of Belgium has been spotted drifting in the Pacific Ocean.


The gigantic cluster, made up of lightweight pumice expelled from an underwater volcano and spread over 26,000 sq kilometres, has been spotted drifting in the ocean by a military aircraft, about 1,000 kilometres off the coast of New Zealand.


A naval ship had to change direction to avoid the rocks, which were spread out over thousands of square miles.


Experts reckon the rocks were formed by lava released from an underwater volcano, the ‘Daily Mail’ reported.



http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/article3757605.ece
 
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