Seamount Catalog -- Tabiteuea Guyot -- Gilberts Ridge


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Tabiteuea Guyot

Index	SMNT-013S-1748E	Classification	Very Large A5 Guyot
Location	1º 20.88' S 174º 48.90' E	Elongation Irregularity	3.03 ± 0.19 1.08 ± 0.03
Plate Age	127.8 - 131.4 Ma	Oceanic Province	Abyssal Plain
Region	Gilberts Ridge	Alternative Names
Plate	Pacific Plate	Age
Tectonic Setting	Hotspot Trail	Seamount Top	80 m
Volume	18149 km³	Ocean Bottom	4490 m
Shelf Edge		Volcanic Activity	Extinct


Description
Tabiteuea Atoll is located at 1¿ 20.7' S, 174¿ 48.9' E and is part of the Gilberts Ridge region on the Pacific Plate. It is 3960 m high with the top at -400 m and the ocean bottom at -4360 m. The atoll has a volume of 15918 km3 and is very elongated with an azimuth of approximately 138¿. The edges are very smooth and the top surface is relatively flat. A saddle to the north connects Tabiteuea Atoll to Nonouti.

BATHYMETRIC MAPS [ 4 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 4 REGIONAL MAPS ]


	Tabiteuea Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
	Tabiteuea Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry
	Tabiteuea Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
	Tabiteuea Guyot -- Residual bathymetry

	Gilberts Ridge -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
	Gilberts Ridge -- Multibeam bathymetry
	Gilberts Ridge -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
	Gilberts Ridge -- Residual bathymetry

GRID FILES [ 4 SEAMOUNT FILES AND 4 REGIONAL FILES ]

MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS