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| Detailed Seamount Information |
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| Toafilemu Seamount |    |
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| Index | SMNT-125S-1743W |
Classification | Small B1 Seamount |
| Location | 12º 32.17' S
174º 19.68' W |
Elongation
Irregularity | 1.30 ± 0.07
1.22 ± 0.09 |
| Plate Age | |
Oceanic Province | Abyssal Plain |
| Region | Samoan Hotspot Trail |
Alternative Names | Horseshoe B |
| Plate | Pacific Plate |
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| Tectonic Setting | Hotspot Trail |
Seamount Top | 305 m |
| Volume | 1127 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 3345 m |
Shelf Edge
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Volcanic Activity | Extinct |
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| | Description | | Toafilemu Seamount is located at 12¿ 32.2' S, 174¿ 19.7' W and is part of the Samoan Hotspot Trail on the Pacific Plate. The seamount is 3040 m tall with the top at -305 m and ocean bottom at -3345 m. It is fairly small with a volume of 1127 km3. The seamount is relatively round with little elongation and an azimuth of approximately 208¿. The edges of the seamount are slightly irregular. |
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Toafilemu Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Toafilemu Seamount -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Toafilemu Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Toafilemu Seamount -- Residual bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Residual bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Residual bathymetry |
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Toafilemu Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Toafilemu Seamount -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Toafilemu Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Toafilemu Seamount -- Residual bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Residual bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 3 -- Residual bathymetry |
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Hart, S.R. (2004). Collaborative research: The Samoan Hotspot, Past and Present. In: Collaborative research: The Samoan Hotspot, Past and Present. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA. |
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Hart, S., Coetzee, M., Workman, R., Blusztajn, J., Johnson, K., Sinton, J., Steinberger, B. and Hawkins, J. (2004). Genesis of the Western Samoa seamount province: age, geochemical fingerprint and tectonics. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 227(1-2): 37-56. doi: 10.1016/j.epsl.2004.08.005. |
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| Depth |
Azimuth |
Area |
Length |
Width |
Elongation |
Contour |
Ellipse |
Irregularity |
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| m |
degrees |
km2 |
km |
km |
ratio |
km |
km |
ratio |
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| 1521 |
207.8 |
147.2 |
16.5 |
12.0 |
1.370 |
49.0 |
43.8 |
1.118 |
| 1825 |
210.6 |
195.5 |
18.9 |
14.4 |
1.309 |
63.6 |
50.2 |
1.265 |
| 2129 |
208.3 |
270.2 |
21.4 |
17.4 |
1.232 |
75.2 |
58.7 |
1.280 |
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| 67 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.30 ± 0.07 |
1.22 ± 0.09 |
| 3040 m High |
| 1 Summit |
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