Pacific Ocean Archives - Teaching Kids News Readable, teachable news. Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:57:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://teachingkidsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-TKN_square_blk-32x32.jpg Pacific Ocean Archives - Teaching Kids News 32 32 World’s Largest Volcano Discovered https://teachingkidsnews.com/2013/09/10/3-new-super-volcano-discovered-underwater/ Wed, 11 Sep 2013 01:57:45 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=10875 What is the largest volcano on Earth? You may be surprised at the answer.

That's because the world's largest volcano has just been discovered--and it's underwater.

The volcano Mauna Loa, in Hawaii, used to be thought of as the largest volcano in the world.

But scientists have discovered one that's bigger. Much, much bigger.

Tamu Massif is a massive volcano about the size of the British Isles--or more than three times the size of New Brunswick.

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Director James Cameron Goes To Earth’s Deepest Point https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/04/22/director-james-cameron-goes-to-earths-deepest-point/ https://teachingkidsnews.com/2012/04/22/director-james-cameron-goes-to-earths-deepest-point/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 01:36:05 +0000 https://teachingkidsnews.com/?p=6236 Canadian movie director James Cameron is known for doing some amazing things, in a big way.

He has directed some of the biggest movie blockbusters ever including Avatar, The Terminator and Aliens.

In 1997 he directed the film he is perhaps best known for, Titanic.

This year--100 years after the original Titanic ship sank to the bottom of the ocean--Cameron has gone down to the ocean floor himself, to the deepest point on Earth.

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