Tamu Massif in the northwest Pacific challenges traditional views of ocean science. A 3-D map of the Tamu Massif formation, which scientists now say is one huge shield volcano.

The world's largest volcano lurks beneath the Pacific Ocean, researchers announced in the journal Nature Geoscience. Called the Tamu Massif, the enormous mound dwarfs the previous record holder ...

Tamu Massif is an extinct volcano in the Pacific Ocean, around 1,000 miles east of Japan. It covers an area of 120,000 square miles—roughly the size of New Mexico.

Dubbed 'Tamu Massif', the volcano is part of the Shatsky Rise, a deep plateau on the floor of the Pacific located around 1,600 kilometres east of Japan, they said.

Tamu Massif makes up the largest feature of the Shatsky Rise, an oceanic plateau in the Pacific Ocean that came into existence, scientists believe, as a result of volcanic-eruption activity that ...

Tamu Massif covers an area of about 120,000 square miles - an area roughly equivalent to the British Isles. It is 400 miles wide and its tip sits 6,500 feet below the ocean's surface.

The largest volcano on Earth, known as the Tamu Massif, is sitting under the Pacific Ocean about 1,000 miles east of Japan, according to a new study by geoscientists at the University of Houston.

About 20 years ago, they named Tamu Massif after Texas A&M University, Sager's former employer, he said. Email Becky Oskin or follow her @beckyoskin . Follow us @OAPlanet , Facebook and Google+ .

Dubbed Tamu Massif, the volcano is part of the Shatskiy Rise, a deep plateau on the floor of the Pacific located about 1600km east of Japan, they said. It comprises a single, immense, rounded dome ...

The Tamu Massif is comparable to Olympus Mons on Mars, one of the biggest volcanos that we know about in our solar system. If you've ever flown from California to Japan, you may have flown over ...

Science News: Covering an area roughly equivalent to the British Isles or the state of New Mexico, the volcano dubbed Tamu Massif, is located about 1,609 km east of ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from World. Followed categories will be added to My News. Dubbed Tamu Massif, the volcano is part of the Shatskiy Rise, a deep plateau on the floor of the Pacific ...