View looking down on some ~1.5 meter (5 feet) tall dead chimneys that grew out of a field of lava boulders.

View looking down on some ~1.5 meter (5 feet) tall dead chimneys that grew out of a field of lava boulders. The chimney at the top of the photograph has grown over the boulder while at the foot of the chimneys in the foreground lies another chimney that has fallen over. Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program

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