The crew of the Donuzlav Black Sea Fleet hydrographic vessel has discovered four hitherto unknown land areas in the Red Sea, Russian Defense Ministry reported.
The discovery was made during a 99-day expedition during which sailors traveled more than 5,500 nautical miles and explored an area of about 7,000 square kilometers in the Black, Mediterranean and Red seas.
In addition to discovering new geographic features, three coral islands were also examined, the report said.
According to the discoverers, an unexpected find is due to the fact that a previous survey was conducted in 1911, and the present one will help the experts to fill in the blank spaces in certain sections of the water area.
The results were transmitted to the Navy's central mapping service. It will be used to adjust navigation maps to ensure the safe navigation of warships and civil shipping.
Dozens of new Islands are opened almost every year in different parts of the world. According to scientists, this often happens in the area of ice shelves, for example, in the Russian Arctic.
At the same time, the Red sea is an extremely busy shipping area. Scientists suggest that the new Islands may be the result of coral reefs coming to the surface. Which could become visible either during natural growth or as a result of an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption, as the Red sea is active in terms of tectonic movements.
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