The 'yellow brick road' to Atlantis? Deep-sea researchers spot incredible rock formation while exploring the Pacific Ocean floor near Hawaii
- Deep-sea researchers have spotted a rock formation that resembles a 'yellow brick road' off coast of Hawaii
- They said: 'What may look like the road to Atlantis is really an example of ancient active volcanic geology'
- Feature was located in Liliʻuokalani Ridge in the Papahānaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Pacific
- The crew of Exploration Vessel Nautilus caught sight of the formation and described it as a 'yellow brick road'
It may look similar to the yellow brick road in The Wizard of Oz, or perhaps a hidden path to the mythical lost city of Atlantis.
But deep-sea researchers who spotted the incredible rock formation say it is actually an example of ancient active volcanic geology on the ocean floor near Hawaii.
The strange-looking feature, which resembles a road paved in cobblestones, was located in the Liliʻuokalani Ridge in the Papahānaumokuakea Marine National Monument (PMNM) in the Pacific Ocean.
PMNM is one of the largest marine conservation areas in the world – bigger than all the national parks in the US combined – and researchers have only explored about three per cent of its sea floor.
The crew of Exploration Vessel Nautilus research ship caught sight of the formation and described it as a 'yellow brick road' and 'the road to Atlantis' in a video of the discovery.