Pythia's Oasis is a cold seep on the ocean floor about 80 kilometers off the coast of Newport, Oregon, marked by a focused stream of highly altered fluid roughly 9 degrees Celsius above the surrounding ocean's background temperature. Early results indicate the seep has sustained elevated flow rates for about 1,500 years.
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Pythia's Oasis is a cold seep on the ocean floor 50 miles (80 km) off the coast of Newport, Oregon, United States (44°29′00″N 125°4′00″W), characterized by a focused stream of highly altered fluid that is approximately 9 °C (16 °F) above normal ocean background temperature.
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