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Index | SMNT-155S-1455W |
Classification | Small A1 Atoll |
Location | 15º 33.88' S 145º 31.23' W |
Elongation Irregularity | 1.21 ± 0.01 1.16 ± 0.03 |
Plate Age | 56.1 - 58.9 Ma |
Oceanic Province | Abyssal Plateau |
Region | Tuamotu Seamount Trail |
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Plate | Pacific Plate |
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Tectonic Setting | Hotspot Trail |
Seamount Top | 0 m |
Volume | 1523 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 1595 m |
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 | Description | Aratika Atoll is located at 15¿ 33.8' S, 145¿ 31.2' W and is part of the Tuamotu Seamount Trail on the Pacific Plate. It is 1595 m high with the top at sealevel and ocean bottom at -1595 m. The seamount is fairly small with a volume of 1523 km3. It is relatively round and smooth with little elongation or irregularity. The azimuth is at approximately 205¿. |
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Aratika Atoll -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Aratika Atoll -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Aratika Atoll -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Depth |
Azimuth |
Area |
Length |
Width |
Elongation |
Contour |
Ellipse |
Irregularity |
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m |
degrees |
km2 |
km |
km |
ratio |
km |
km |
ratio |
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638 |
200.3 |
420.8 |
30.5 |
25.3 |
1.202 |
86.8 |
73.2 |
1.186 |
798 |
205.5 |
516.3 |
32.9 |
27.3 |
1.205 |
93.5 |
81.1 |
1.153 |
957 |
209.9 |
622.4 |
35.5 |
29.2 |
1.217 |
100.6 |
89.1 |
1.129 |
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7 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.21 ± 0.01 |
1.16 ± 0.03 |
1595 m High |
1 Summit |
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