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| Detailed Seamount Information |
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| Waterwitch Bank Guyot |    |
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| Index | SMNT-125S-1768W |
Classification | Small A1 Guyot |
| Location | 12º 31.72' S
176º 46.03' W |
Elongation
Irregularity | 1.42 ± 0.03
1.04 ± 0.02 |
| Plate Age | |
Oceanic Province | Abyssal Plain |
| Region | Samoan Hotspot Trail |
Alternative Names | Waterwitch |
| Plate | Pacific Plate |
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| Tectonic Setting | Hotspot Trail |
Seamount Top | 170 m |
| Volume | 2535 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 2735 m |
Shelf Edge
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Volcanic Activity | Extinct |
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| | Description | | Waterwitch Bank is located at 12¿ 31.7' S, 176¿ 46' W and is part of the Samoan Hotspot Trail on the Pacific Plate. The seamount is 2365 m in height with the top at -170 m and the ocean bottom at -2735 m. It is fairly small with a volume of 2535 km3. The seamount is relatively round and smooth with little elongation or irregularity. The azimuth is at approximately 105¿. |
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Waterwitch Bank Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Waterwitch Bank Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Waterwitch Bank Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Waterwitch Bank Guyot -- 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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Waterwitch Bank Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Waterwitch Bank Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Waterwitch Bank Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Waterwitch Bank Guyot -- 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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| 1196 |
101.6 |
488.0 |
30.3 |
21.3 |
1.420 |
81.2 |
80.1 |
1.013 |
| 1453 |
107.4 |
644.3 |
35.4 |
24.5 |
1.443 |
97.1 |
92.3 |
1.053 |
| 1709 |
106.9 |
796.1 |
38.6 |
27.9 |
1.384 |
107.8 |
102.0 |
1.056 |
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| 33 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.42 ± 0.03 |
1.04 ± 0.02 |
| 2565 m High |
| 1 Summit |
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