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Rose Atoll

IndexSMNT-145S-1682W ClassificationSmall A1 Atoll
Location14º 32.78' S
168º 09.50' W		 Elongation
Irregularity		1.14 ± 0.04
1.08 ± 0.04
Plate Age Oceanic Province 
RegionSamoan Hotspot Trail Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top800 m
Volume2114 km3 Ocean Bottom4797 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Rose Atoll is located at 14¿ 32.8' S, 168¿ 9.5' W and is part of the Somoan Hotspot region on the Pacific Plate. It is 3997 m high with the top at -800 m and the ocean bottom at -4797 m. The atoll has a volume of 2114 km3 and is very round with smooth edges. Two rifts are observed, one to the northwest and the other to the southwest. The atoll is a bird sanctuary with very old rocks that resemble Avon2-chains-rocks, as opposed to rocks from Fa'afafine seamount. The top surface of the atoll is relatively flat.
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Rose Atoll -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Rose Atoll -- Multibeam bathymetry
Rose Atoll -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Rose Atoll -- Residual bathymetry

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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 1 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 1 -- Multibeam bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 1 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 1 -- Residual bathymetry
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