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Detailed Seamount Information
Goto Motu Seamount

IndexSMNT-009S-1763W ClassificationVery Small B1 Seamount
Location0º 53.76' S
176º 15.91' W		 Elongation
Irregularity		1.48 ± 0.11
1.24 ± 0.20
Plate Age122.7 - 122.9 Ma Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionTokelau Seamounts Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top1570 m
Volume534 km3 Ocean Bottom4850 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Goto Motu Seamount is located at 0¿ 53.7' S, 176¿ 16.0' W and is part of the Tokelau Seamounts on the Pacific Plate. It is 3666 m high with the top at -1600 m and the ocean bottom at -5266 m. The seamount has a volume of 1000 km3 and is fairly round with a central peak. It is connected by a saddle to the southeast with the Lelei Seamount. Dredge AVON2-D33 crossed over the northwest trending rift.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 4 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 4 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse
Goto Motu Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Goto Motu Seamount -- Multibeam bathymetry
Goto Motu Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Goto Motu Seamount -- 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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