More than 100 species never seen in Chile's underwater mountains. Many species could be completely new, but to identify them correctly, new studies, including genetic ones, will be carried out.
The researchers managed to collectively map more than 52,000 square kilometers of seabed, discovering four seamounts in Chilean waters. The fourth mountain, the highest at 3,530 metres, was explored for the first time, mapped and unofficially named'Solito '. A second expedition along the Salas y Gomez ridge is planned for February on board the research vessel Falkor.