The ‘Banana Hole’ has been described as a “living library” of our planet’s history - but its future is at risk.
By Euronews Earth
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29/05/2026 - 16:34 GMT+2
Hidden deep beneath the Arctic is a unique pocket of international waters between Norway and Greenland where ancient sponges thrive and whales gather.
For the first time, the environmental organisation Greenpeace is conducting a deep-sea expedition to what it describes as one of Earth’s least-known wildernesses – known as the ‘Banana Hole’.
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