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| Detailed Seamount Information |
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| Papatua Guyot |    |
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| Index | SMNT-149S-1706W |
Classification | Small D1 Guyot |
| Location | 14º 53.28' S
170º 38.60' W |
Elongation
Irregularity | 1.42 ± 0.01
1.66 ± 0.09 |
| Plate Age | |
Oceanic Province | Abyssal Plain |
| Region | Samoan Hotspot Trail |
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| Plate | Pacific Plate |
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| Tectonic Setting | Hotspot Trail |
Seamount Top | 0 m |
| Volume | 1908 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 3530 m |
Shelf Edge
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Volcanic Activity | Extinct |
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| | Description | | Papatua Guyot is located at 14¿ 53.3' S, 170¿ 38.6' W and is part of the Samoan Hotspot Trail on the Pacific Plate. The seamount is 3530 m high with the top at sealevel and the ocean bottom at -3530 m. It is fairly small with a volume of 1908 km3. The seamount is relatively round with little elongation and an azimuth of approximately 178¿. The edges of the seamount are irregular. |
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Papatua Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Papatua Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Papatua Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Papatua Guyot -- Residual bathymetry |
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American Samoa -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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American Samoa -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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American Samoa -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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American Samoa -- 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 1 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 1 -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 1 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 1 -- Residual bathymetry |
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Papatua Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Papatua Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Papatua Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Papatua Guyot -- Residual bathymetry |
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American Samoa -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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American Samoa -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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American Samoa -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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American Samoa -- 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 1 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 1 -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 1 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Samoan Hotspot Trail -- Tile 1 -- 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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Workman, R.K., Hart, S.R., Jackson, M., Regelous, M., Farley, K.A., Blusztajn, J., Kurz, M. and Staudigel, H. (2004). Recycled metasomatized lithosphere as the origin of the Enriched Mantle II (EM2) end-member: Evidence from the Samoan Volcanic Chain. Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems 5: doi: 10.1029/2003GC000623. issn: 1525-2027. |
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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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| 1412 |
177.4 |
132.6 |
18.7 |
13.1 |
1.427 |
69.2 |
41.8 |
1.655 |
| 1765 |
179.4 |
210.8 |
23.7 |
16.8 |
1.413 |
92.7 |
52.6 |
1.762 |
| 2118 |
177.3 |
309.1 |
27.1 |
18.9 |
1.432 |
100.6 |
63.8 |
1.576 |
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| 82 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.42 ± 0.01 |
1.66 ± 0.09 |
| 3530 m High |
| 1 Summit |
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