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Wallis Guyot

IndexSMNT-133S-1762W ClassificationIntermediate B1 Guyot
Location13º 19.47' S
176º 11.45' W
Elongation
Irregularity
1.39 ± 0.06
1.25 ± 0.04
Plate Age Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionSamoan Hotspot Trail Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age1 Ma
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top0 m
Volume8495 km3 Ocean Bottom3510 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Wallis Guyot is located at 13¿ 19.4'S, 176¿ 11.4'W and is part of the Samoan Hotspot Trail on the Pacific Plate. It is 3510 m high with the top at sealevel and ocean bottom at -3510 m. The seamount is intermediate in size with a volume of 8494 km3. It is fairly round with little elongation and an azimuth of approximately 156¿. The edges of the seamount are slightly irregular. Wallis has a well-developed barrier reef around it.
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Wallis Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Wallis Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry
Wallis Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Wallis Guyot -- 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

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
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