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Is it even possible to have an "underwater waterfall"?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46826points) May 11th, 2015

Scroll down through this article. The island claims to have an underground waterfall. How would that even be possible? Water falls through space. There is no space underwater.

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SQUEEKY2's avatar

It looks absolutely stunning and if I had to guess I would say currents are doing that, more than gravity.

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Blackberry's avatar

The only thing I can think of are underwater vents. Even though it is underwater, if you have water flowing at a faster rate it can cause this effect.

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Adirondackwannabe's avatar

That was beautiful. With my luck I’d have an underwear waterfall.

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Dutchess_III's avatar

Check this out. It is what inspired my last two questions.

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kritiper's avatar

Yes it is. A current of cold water flowing into warm water will do the job.

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