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Tulaga Seamount

IndexSMNT-145S-1700W ClassificationSmall B3 Seamount
Location14º 30.75' S
170º 01.60' W		 Elongation
Irregularity		2.02 ± 0.22
1.25 ± 0.29
Plate Age Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionSamoan Hotspot Trail Alternative Names
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top620 m
Volume1228 km3 Ocean Bottom3260 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
Tulaga Seamount is located at 14¿ 30.7' S, 170¿ 1.6' W and is part of the Samoan Hotspot Trail on the Pacific Plate. The seamount is 2640 m high with the top at -620 m and the ocean bottom at -3260 m. It is fairly small with a volume of 1228 km3. It is moderately elongated in a southeast, northwest direction with an azimuth of approximately 118¿.The edges of the seamount are slightly irregular.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 4 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 10 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse
Tulaga Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
Tulaga Seamount -- Multibeam bathymetry
Tulaga Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Tulaga Seamount -- Residual bathymetry

American Samoa -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry

American Samoa -- Multibeam bathymetry

American Samoa -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

American Samoa -- Residual bathymetry

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
GRID FILES  [ 4 SEAMOUNT FILES AND 10 REGIONAL FILES ] Click to expand
MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS Click to expand
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