Ahunui Seamount |    |

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Index | SMNT-196S-1404W |
Classification | Small A2 Seamount |
Location | 19º 38.10' S 140º 24.34' W |
Elongation Irregularity | 1.54 ± 0.11 1.18 ± 0.01 |
Plate Age | 42.4 - 44.2 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 | 775 m |
Volume | 2060 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 3415 m |
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 | Description | Ahunui Seamount is located at 19¿ 38.1' S, 140¿ 24.4' W and is part of the Tuamotu Seamount Trail on the Pacific Plate. It is 2640 m high with the top at -775 m and ocean bottom at -3415 m. The seamount is fairly small with a volume of 2059 km3. It is slightly elongated in a southeast, northwest direction with an azimuth of 128¿. The edges of the seamount are relatively smooth. |
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Ahunui Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Ahunui Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Ahunui Seamount -- Residual bathymetry |
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Tuamotu Seamount Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Tuamotu Seamount Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Ahunui Seamount -- 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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1831 |
128.7 |
408.0 |
32.3 |
19.6 |
1.647 |
88.4 |
74.9 |
1.180 |
2095 |
130.4 |
529.1 |
35.1 |
22.5 |
1.558 |
99.7 |
84.5 |
1.179 |
2359 |
127.5 |
664.9 |
37.1 |
26.0 |
1.425 |
111.6 |
93.6 |
1.192 |
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11 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.54 ± 0.11 |
1.18 ± 0.01 |
2640 m High |
1 Summit |
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