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Sisi Guyot

IndexSMNT-123S-1786W ClassificationVery Small E3 Guyot
Location12º 15.78' S
178º 33.67' W		 Elongation
Irregularity		2.44 ± 0.03
1.82 ± 0.03
Plate Age Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionSamoan Hotspot Trail Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top1030 m
Volume357 km3 Ocean Bottom1905 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Sisi Guyot is located at 12¿ 15.8' S, 178¿ 33.7' W and is part of the Samoan Hotspot Trail on the Pacific Plate. The seamount is 875 m high with the top at -1039 m and the ocean bottom at -1905 m. It is very small with a volume of 357 km3. It is moderately elongated in a southeast, northwest direction with an azimuth of approximately 145¿. The edges of the seamount are highly irregular.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 4 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 6 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse
Sisi Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Sisi Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry
Sisi Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Sisi Guyot -- Residual bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Multibeam bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Residual bathymetry
GRID FILES  [ 4 SEAMOUNT FILES AND 6 REGIONAL FILES ] Click to expand
MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS Click to expand
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