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Index | SMNT-162S-1457W |
Classification | Small A1 Atoll |
Location | 16º 12.49' S 145º 39.32' W |
Elongation Irregularity | 1.33 ± 0.24 1.10 ± 0.02 |
Plate Age | 53.7 - 59.6 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 | 150 m |
Volume | 1880 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 1320 m |
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 | Description | Fakarava Atoll is located at 16¿ 12.5' S, 145¿ 39.3' W and is part of the Tuamotu Seamount Trail on the Pacific Plate. It is 1170 m high with the top at -150 m and ocean bottom at -1320 m. The seamount is fairly small with a volume of 1879 km3. It is relatively round and smooth with little elongation or irregularity. The azimuth is at approximately 111¿. |
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Fakarava Atoll -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Fakarava 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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618 |
52.3 |
722.4 |
34.0 |
29.3 |
1.160 |
103.9 |
95.7 |
1.086 |
735 |
138.5 |
1003.8 |
41.6 |
33.9 |
1.230 |
125.3 |
113.2 |
1.107 |
852 |
142.2 |
1399.5 |
56.6 |
35.4 |
1.598 |
154.3 |
138.1 |
1.117 |
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6 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.33 ± 0.24 |
1.10 ± 0.02 |
1170 m High |
1 Summit |
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