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Detailed Seamount Information
Carondelet Seamount

IndexSMNT-056S-1739W ClassificationSmall A2 Seamount
Location5º 34.45' S
173º 52.04' W		 Elongation
Irregularity		1.70 ± 0.17
1.16 ± 0.23
Plate Age Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionTokelau Seamounts Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top795 m
Volume1223 km3 Ocean Bottom4580 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Carondelet Volcanic Island is located at 5¿ 34.7' S, 173¿ 51.9' W and is part of the Tokelau Seamounts on the Pacific Plate. It is 4365 m high with the top at -700 m and the ocean bottom at -5065 m. The seamount has a volume of 2359 km3 and is slightly elongated with an azimuth of approximately 150¿. The edges are fairly smooth. A single summit is observed. A saddle to the northwest connects Carondelet to an unnamed seamount.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 4 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 4 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse
Carondelet Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Carondelet Seamount -- Multibeam bathymetry
Carondelet Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Carondelet 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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