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Nukulaelae Atoll

IndexSMNT-094S-1799E Classification Atoll
Location9º 24.00' S
179º 52.80' E		 Elongation
Irregularity		 
 
Plate Age Oceanic Province 
RegionTuvalu Seamount Trail Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trails Seamount Top 
Volume  Ocean Bottom 
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Nukulaelae Atoll is located at 9¿ 24' S, 179¿ 52.8' E and is part of the Tuvalu Seamount Trail on the Pacific Plate. The atoll has an elliptical morphology and well-developed barrier reef. It has a narrow free-air gravity anomaly and unusually-oriented residual magnetic anomaly. The seamount was probably formed on young lithosphere in the Cretaceous.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 1 SEAMOUNT MAP AND 4 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse
Nukulaelae Atoll -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Tuvalu Seamount Trail -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry

Tuvalu Seamount Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry

Tuvalu Seamount Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Tuvalu Seamount Trail -- Residual bathymetry
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