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Never-before-seen chain of volcanoes discovered hiding on the Pacific seafloor

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A series of relatively young underwater volcanoes have been discovered under the waves of the Pacific Ocean .

The volcanoes were found during an expedition to map the seafloor near the Cook Islands in the Central Pacific , about 2,900 miles ( 4,700 kilometers ) south of Hawaii .

If these structures are volcanically active, they may have spawned a unique marine habitat nearby.