Seamount Catalog -- Kwajalein Guyot -- West Pacific Seamount Province

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Kwajalein Guyot

Index	SMNT-092N-1674E	Classification	Very Large B3 Guyot
Location	9º 07.17' N 167º 27.67' E	Elongation Irregularity	2.45 ± 0.03 1.37 ± 0.03
Plate Age	159.5 - 167.1 Ma	Oceanic Province	Abyssal Plain
Region	West Pacific Seamount Province	Alternative Names	Kuwajleen
Plate	Pacific Plate	Age
Tectonic Setting	Hotspot Trail	Seamount Top	0 m
Volume	38564 km³	Ocean Bottom	4315 m
Shelf Edge		Volcanic Activity	Extinct


Description
Kwajalein Guyot is located at 9¿ 7.2' N, 167¿ 27.7' E and is part of the West Pacific Seamount Province on the Pacific Plate. It is 4315 m high with the top at sealevel and ocean bottom at -4315 m. The seamount is very large with a volume of 38563 km3. It is moderately elongated in a southeast, northwest direction with an azimuth of approximately 121¿. The edges are slightly irregular.

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

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