Seamount Catalog -- Fangatau Seamount -- Tuamotu Seamount Trail


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Fangatau Seamount

Index	SMNT-158S-1409W	Classification	Small A1 Seamount
Location	15º 48.63' S 140º 51.46' W	Elongation Irregularity	1.43 ± 0.15 1.03 ± 0.00
Plate Age	44.3 - 45.1 Ma	Oceanic Province	Abyssal Plateau
Region	Tuamotu Seamount Trail	Alternative Names
Plate	Pacific Plate	Age
Tectonic Setting	Hotspot Trail	Seamount Top	60 m
Volume	1546 km³	Ocean Bottom	1710 m
Shelf Edge		Volcanic Activity


Description
Fangatau Atoll is located at 15¿ 48.6' S, 140¿ 51.5' W and is part of the Tuamotu Seamount Trail on the Pacific Plate. It is 1650 m high with the top at -60 m and ocean bottom at -1710 m. The seamount is fairly small with a volume of 1546 km3. It is relatively round and smooth with little elongation or irregularity. The azimuth is at approximately 73¿.

BATHYMETRIC MAPS [ 4 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 2 REGIONAL MAPS ]


	Fangatau Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
	Fangatau Seamount -- Multibeam bathymetry
	Fangatau Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
	Fangatau Seamount -- Residual bathymetry

	Tuamotu Seamount Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry
	Tuamotu Seamount Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

GRID FILES [ 4 SEAMOUNT FILES AND 2 REGIONAL FILES ]