Matutea Atoll |    |

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Index | SMNT-170S-1432W |
Classification | Small A2 Atoll |
Location | 17º 01.79' S 143º 10.22' W |
Elongation Irregularity | 1.60 ± 0.04 1.06 ± 0.00 |
Plate Age | 47.8 - 50.1 Ma |
Oceanic Province | Abyssal Plateau |
Region | Tuamotu Seamount Trail |
Alternative Names | Marutea |
Plate | Pacific Plate |
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Tectonic Setting | Hotspot Trail |
Seamount Top | 50 m |
Volume | 3062 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 1895 m |
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 | Description | Matutea Atoll is located at 17¿ 1.8' S, 143¿ 10.2' W and is part of the Tuamotu Seamount Trail on the Pacific Plate. It is 1845 m high with the top at -50 m and ocean bottom at -1895 m. The seamount is fairly small with a volume of 3061 km3. It is slightly elongated in a southeast, northwest direction with an azimuth of 118¿. The edges of the seamount are relatively smooth. |
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Matutea Atoll -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Tuamotu Seamount Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Matutea Atoll -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Tuamotu Seamount Trail -- 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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788 |
120.5 |
1103.7 |
51.5 |
31.4 |
1.642 |
130.7 |
123.2 |
1.061 |
973 |
118.4 |
1246.0 |
53.8 |
33.8 |
1.591 |
137.3 |
130.2 |
1.055 |
1157 |
115.9 |
1394.4 |
56.3 |
36.2 |
1.553 |
144.6 |
137.2 |
1.054 |
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23 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.60 ± 0.04 |
1.06 ± 0.00 |
1845 m High |
1 Summit |
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