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Index | SMNT-167S-1452W |
Classification | Small A3 Atoll |
Location | 16º 43.36' S 145º 12.68' W |
Elongation Irregularity | 2.01 ± 0.09 0.89 ± 0.03 |
Plate Age | 53.5 - 55.0 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 | 1354 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 1925 m |
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 | Description | Faaite Atoll is located at 16¿ 43.4' S, 145¿ 12.7' W and is part of the Tuamotu Seamount Trail on the Pacific Plate. It is 1925 m high with the top at sealevel and ocean bottom at -1925 m. The seamount is fairly small with a volume of 1353 km3. It is moderately elongated in a east, west direction with an azimuth of 93¿. The edges of the seamount are relatively smooth. |
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Faaite Atoll -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Faaite 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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770 |
95.4 |
597.8 |
41.5 |
19.7 |
2.109 |
87.6 |
95.7 |
0.916 |
963 |
93.3 |
696.1 |
44.7 |
22.3 |
2.006 |
91.7 |
102.0 |
0.899 |
1155 |
92.4 |
808.4 |
48.2 |
25.0 |
1.927 |
92.5 |
108.9 |
0.850 |
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22 % Multibeam Coverage |
2.01 ± 0.09 |
0.89 ± 0.03 |
1925 m High |
2 Summits |
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