Where are they found?

 

vGas hydrate has been found worldwide, wherever the pressure and temperature conditions stabilize the hydrate structure. (USGS)
vIt is present along continental margins and in polar continental settings.  (USGS)  Beneath the ocean they are found where water depths exceed 300 to 500 meters, and can occur within a layer of sediment as much as 1000 meters thick beneath the sea floor. (USGS)  At high latitudes hydrates exist in association with permafrost. (USGS)
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There are 4 regions of hydrate concentration eon the continental rise in the offshore region between New Jersey and Georgia, including the Blake Ridge off of South Carolina. (USGS & Goho)  Hydrates have been found near Jolliet Field in the Gulf of Mexico. (Texas)  Significant quantities of gas hydrate have been found in many regions of the Arctic, including Siberia, the Mackenzie River Delta, and the north slope of Alaska. (USGS)  Detection of hydrates has also occurred in the Nankai Trough off of the east coast of Japan. (Goho)

 


                                                                                                                                                               

       Locations of hydrates within ocean deposits and Arctic deposits.                           Locations of hydrates throughout the world. (USGS)

 

 

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