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The São Jorge Island in the Azores is home to unique and rare deep-sea hydrothermal vent ecosystems. What are these communities called?
Answer: Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen hydrothermal vent fields (Azores Triple Junction) — The Azores, at the junction of three tectonic plates, host several deep-sea hydrothermal vent fields including Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen, discovered in the 1990s and home to unique chemosynthetic life.
- A Rainbow vent field
- B Lost City hydrothermal field
- C Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen hydrothermal vent fields (Azores Triple Junction) ✓
- D TAG hydrothermal mound
The Azores, at the junction of three tectonic plates, host several deep-sea hydrothermal vent fields including Lucky Strike and Menez Gwen, discovered in the 1990s and home to unique chemosynthetic life.