Huge Aquifer found under the Atlantic

By  Fabienne Lang
June 25th, 2019
Huge Freshwater Aquifer Has Been Found under the Atlantic Ocean
New Jersey shoreTomwsulcer/Wikimedia Commons
A massive freshwater sea has been discovered off the North East coast of the US, beneath the Atlantic Ocean no less.

The exact size of this aquifer, meaning a layer of rock which contains and permeates water, is still unknown. However, what the team of researchers does know that is at least spans the length of Massachusetts to New Jersey - nearly 220 miles.

Huge Freshwater Aquifer Has Been Found under the Atlantic Ocean
The yellow hatched area shows where the giant aquifer is located. Source: Gustafson et al./Scientific Reports
This makes it, possibly, the largest aquifer known yet.

What's more, the water may date back to the Ice Age, according to the researchers. The term 'fresh' water takes a new meaning here.

Neon Knight wrote:They could probably make money bottling that and selling it as Ice Age Water People will buy anything with a special reputation associated with it.

OsricPearl wrote:

Neon Knight wrote:They could probably make money bottling that and selling it as Ice Age Water People will buy anything with a special reputation associated with it.

haha, you dirty capitalist! Don't you know that water is a right, not a resource!