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Majuro Guyot

IndexSMNT-071N-1712E ClassificationIntermediate B2 Guyot
Location7º 06.82' N
171º 12.71' E		 Elongation
Irregularity		1.91 ± 0.20
1.28 ± 0.09
Plate Age151.5 - 154.3 Ma Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionGilberts Ridge Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top0 m
Volume9004 km3 Ocean Bottom3880 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Majuro Atoll is located at 7¿ 6.5' N, 171¿ 13.6' E and is part of the Gilberts Ridge region on the Pacific Plate. It is moderately elongated in an east west direction and has slightly irregular edges. The top is relatively flat with a circular depression along the western side. To the east the atoll is connected by a saddle to another atoll.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 4 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 4 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse
Majuro Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Majuro Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry
Majuro Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Majuro 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 ] Click to expand
MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS Click to expand
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