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15 Most Mysterious Places in the Ocean, Ranked

More than 80 percent of Earth's oceans remain unmapped and unexplored, hiding ancient sunken cities, toxic underwater lakes, towering hydrothermal monoliths, and the crushing hadal abyss of Challenger

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  1. 15 Mysterious Places Hidden Beneath the World's Oceans, Ranked
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Even with modern sonar and deep-sea submersibles, more than 80 percent of Earth's oceans remain unmapped and unexplored. From ancient sunken cities and oxygen-free dead zones to boiling hydrothermal chimneys and the crushing abyss of Challenger Deep, here are the 15 most mysterious places in the ocean, ranked.

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