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| Detailed Seamount Information |
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| Golden-Dragon Guyot |    |
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| Index | SMNT-213N-1532E |
Classification | Intermediate A1 Guyot |
| Location | 21º 18.40' N
153º 11.59' E |
Elongation
Irregularity | 1.35 ± 0.02
1.10 ± 0.03 |
| Plate Age | 157.6 - 158.6 Ma |
Oceanic Province | Abyssal Plain |
| Region | West Pacific Seamount Province |
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| Plate | Pacific Plate |
Age | 102 Ma |
| Tectonic Setting | Hotspot Trail |
Seamount Top | 990 m |
| Volume | 8640 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 5520 m |
Shelf Edge
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Volcanic Activity | Extinct |
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| | Description | | Golden-Dragon Guyot is located at 21¿ 18.4' N, 153¿ 11.6' E and is part of the West Pacific Seamount Province on the Pacific Plate. It is 4530 m high with the top at -990 m and ocean bottom at -5520 m. The seamount is intermediate in size with a volume of 8640 km3. It is relatively round and smooth with little elongation or irregularity. The azimuth is at approximately 64¿. |
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Golden-Dragon Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Golden-Dragon Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Golden-Dragon Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Golden-Dragon Guyot -- Residual bathymetry |
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Golden-Dragon Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Golden-Dragon Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Golden-Dragon Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Golden-Dragon Guyot -- Residual bathymetry |
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Clouard, V. and Bonneville, A. (2001). Ages of seamounts, islands and plateaus on the Pacific plate. 1-42. |
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Koppers, A.A.P. (1998). 40Ar/39Ar Geochronology and Isotope Geochemistry of the West Pacific Seamount Province Implications for Absolute Pacific Plate Motions and the Motions of Hotspots. Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. 263pp. |
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Sager, W.W. and Pringle, M.S. (1988). Mid-Cretaceous to early tertiary apparent polar wander path of the Pacific plate. Journal of Geophysical Research 93: doi: 10.1029/88JB00077. issn: 0148-0227. |
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Ozima, M., Kaneoka, I., Saito, K., Honda, M., Yanagisawa, M. and Takigami, Y. (1983). Summary of geochronological studies of submarine rocks from the Western Pacific Ocean. In: Geodynamics of the Western Pacific-Indonesian region, Geodynamics Series 11. Hilde, T.W.C. and Uyeda, S. (Editors), American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C.. 137-142. |
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| Depth |
Azimuth |
Area |
Length |
Width |
Elongation |
Contour |
Ellipse |
Irregularity |
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degrees |
km2 |
km |
km |
ratio |
km |
km |
ratio |
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| 2802 |
59.7 |
498.9 |
31.6 |
22.9 |
1.379 |
89.2 |
80.7 |
1.105 |
| 3255 |
63.2 |
630.3 |
34.8 |
25.7 |
1.354 |
97.0 |
90.5 |
1.072 |
| 3708 |
68.2 |
841.3 |
39.5 |
29.7 |
1.330 |
117.3 |
104.4 |
1.124 |
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| 15 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.35 ± 0.02 |
1.10 ± 0.03 |
| 4530 m High |
| 1 Summit |
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