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Si'usi'u Seamount

IndexSMNT-132S-1736W ClassificationSmall C2 Seamount
Location13º 13.01' S
173º 34.82' W		 Elongation
Irregularity		1.74 ± 0.18
1.54 ± 0.13
Plate Age Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionSamoan Hotspot Trail Alternative NamesSeamount 1713
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top1270 m
Volume1626 km3 Ocean Bottom4110 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Si'usi'u Seamount is located at 13¿ 13' S, 173¿ 34.8 W and is part of the Samoan Hotspot Trail on the Pacific Plate. The seamount is 2840 m tall with the top at -1270 m and the ocean bottom at -4110 m. It is fairly small with a volume 1625 km3. The seamount is slightly elongated in a southeast, northwest direction with an azimuth of approximately 136¿. The edges of the seamount are moderately irregular.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 4 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 6 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse
Si'usi'u Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Si'usi'u Seamount -- Multibeam bathymetry
Si'usi'u Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Si'usi'u Seamount -- Residual bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Multibeam bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 2 -- Residual bathymetry
GRID FILES  [ 4 SEAMOUNT FILES AND 6 REGIONAL FILES ] Click to expand
MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS Click to expand
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