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Charting the Future of Methane Hydrate Research in the United States (2004) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 193-196

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From page 193...
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... PLATE 2 (a) Distribution of the Eileen and Tarn gas hydrate accumulations in the area of the Prudhoe Bay and Kuparuk River oil fields on the North Slope of Alaska.
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From page 196...
... The mound is about 3 meters high and about 6 meters diameter. Both photos were taken in August of 2002, in Barkley Canyon, about 50 km offshore Vancouver Island in the northeast Pacific Ocean during a seafloor survey by ROPOS (Remotely Operated Platform for Ocean Science)
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