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Pao Pao Seamount

IndexSMNT-072S-1736W ClassificationSmall B2 Seamount
Location7º 11.66' S
173º 38.21' W		 Elongation
Irregularity		1.70 ± 0.27
1.27 ± 0.10
Plate Age Oceanic Province 
RegionTokelau Seamounts Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top300 m
Volume3790 km3 Ocean Bottom5076 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Pao Pao Seamount is located at 7¿ 11.7' S, 173¿ 38.2' W and is part of the Tokelau Seamounts on the Pacific Plate. It is 4776 m high with the top at -300 m and the ocean bottom at -5076 m. The seamount has a volume of 3790 km3 and is slightly elongated with an azimuth of approximately 150¿. The edges are relatively smooth and five rifts are observed radiating out from the summit. Minor rifts extend off north of rift 1. The seamount is part of a cluster trending 333¿ and it is connected by saddles to Ula Seamount to the north and an unnamed seamount to the west. Dredge AVON-D52 was taken on the northwestern rift.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 4 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 4 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse
Pao Pao Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Pao Pao Seamount -- Multibeam bathymetry
Pao Pao Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Pao Pao 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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