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Detailed Seamount Information
Ava Seamount

IndexSMNT-023S-1750E ClassificationVery Small B1 Seamount
Location2º 16.39' S
174º 57.22' E
Elongation
Irregularity
1.12 ± 0.07
1.31 ± 0.05
Plate Age127.1 - 127.4 Ma Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionGilberts Ridge Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top1650 m
Volume680 km3 Ocean Bottom4600 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Ava Seamount is located at 2¿ 16.3' S, 174¿ 57.2' E and is part of the Gilberts Ridge region on the Pacific Plate. It is 2973 m high with the top at -1700 m and ocean bottom at -4673 m. The seamount has a volume of 941 km3 and is fairly round with very little elongation. The edges are slightly irregular and there are a lot of small radial like ridges on the seamount. Ava is the western most volcano in a cluster on a common platform, which includes Tuba Seamount. Dredge number AVON2-D18 was taken off the western trending rift.
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Ava Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Ava Seamount -- Multibeam bathymetry
Ava Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Ava Seamount -- Residual bathymetry


Gilberts Ridge -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry

Gilberts Ridge -- Multibeam bathymetry

Gilberts Ridge -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Gilberts Ridge -- Residual bathymetry
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