New high-resolution maps of the seafloor halfway between Tasmania and Antarctica have revealed a chain of underwater volcanoes whose towering peaks may sculpt ocean ... of the sea floor is crucial ...

Scientists have published a map showing the Southern Ocean floor in unprecedented detail ... taken by ships navigating the waters around Antarctica, a practice called bathymetry.

One very effective strategy is evidenced by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS ... organisation with a mandate to map the entire ocean floor. The latest status of its Seabed 2030 project was ...