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Baker Guyot

IndexSMNT-002N-1765W ClassificationSmall A1 Guyot
Location0º 11.76' N
176º 28.43' W		 Elongation
Irregularity		1.18 ± 0.01
1.17 ± 0.04
Plate Age123.8 - 124.3 Ma Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionTokelau Seamounts Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top925 m
Volume2302 km3 Ocean Bottom5015 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Baker Island is located at 0¿ 11.9' N, 176¿ 28.4' W and is part of the Tokelau Seamounts on the Pacific Plate. It is 4447 m high with the top at -1000m and the ocean bottom at -5447 m. The seamount has a volume of 9758 km3 and is fairly round with relatively smooth edges. There are multiple rifts radiating out from a slightly rounded summit.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 4 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 4 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse
Baker Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Baker Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry
Baker Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Baker Guyot -- Residual bathymetry

Tokelau Seamounts -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry

Tokelau Seamounts -- Multibeam bathymetry

Tokelau Seamounts -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Tokelau Seamounts -- Residual bathymetry
GRID FILES  [ 4 SEAMOUNT FILES AND 4 REGIONAL FILES ] Click to expand
MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS Click to expand
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