Pitcairn post issued a set of five stamps featuring various ships used to discover submarine volcanoes. Approximately 90km WSW of the Pitcairn Islands a number of submarine volcanoes have been discovered on the over-30-million-year-old Pacific Ocean crust, at around 25 degrees 10’S, 129 degrees 20’W.
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Submarine Branch centenary
June 10th, 2009 
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883 viewsTitle:Submarine Branch centenary Date of Issue: 12 June 2009 Country: Norway Denominations: NOK 14.50 – NOK 15.50 It is a hundred years this year since the launching of Norway’s first submarine at Germaniawerft in Kiel.his submarine, which was christened “Kobben” and later renamed A-1,surpassed all expectations and in 1911 a decision was made to build another three submarines [...]
