Undersea River
Undersea River By Amanda Reha Zahran XII IPA Diponegoro Senior High School Undersea river was found by Yves Costeau, oceanography from France, in Cenote Angelita, Mexico. This river was found in depth of 115 feet or 35 m with width for about half a mile. This discovery was published at 2010, making it the first undersea river in the world. This river derives from salt water from Bosphorus strain which flows from Mediterranean Sea to the Black Sea. In the Holy Quran Suroh Al-Furqan verses 53 is mentioned that actually salt water and fresh water was separated because of Allah SWT Will. Based on the research, this river is caused by Halocline phenomenon. Halocline is a natural phenomenon, where there are a vertical zones under the sea. If the zone gets deeper, the salt content will change rapidly. Then, this change will cause a different d...