Location of the sedimentary rocks – known as cherts – that were investigated: Shatsky Rise in the northern West Pacific is the world's third-largest oceanic plateau (IMAGE)

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Location of the sedimentary rocks – known as cherts – that were investigated: Shatsky Rise in the northern West Pacific is the world's third-largest oceanic plateau

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Location of the sedimentary rocks – known as cherts – that were investigated: Shatsky Rise in the northern West Pacific is the world's third-largest oceanic plateau, covering an area larger than Germany – a relatively flat area that rises significantly above the ocean floor. The cherts were taken from depths of around 2,000 metres at the points on the image marked U1350 and U1348.

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GEBCO Compilation Group (2025) GEBCO 2025 Grid (DOI:10.5285/37c52e96-24ea-67ce-e063-7086abc05f29)

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