SMRTR Science & EngineeringFeb 3, 2026Nautilus

How the “Atlantic Grand Canyon” Came to Exist

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German researchers found that the King's Trough Complex, a huge underwater canyon off Portugal, formed 37-24 million years ago when tectonic plates shifted and the seafloor cracked between Europe and Africa.

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