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| Detailed Seamount Information |
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| Scripps Guyot |    |
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| Index | SMNT-238N-1593E |
Classification | Large A2 Guyot |
| Location | 23º 46.80' N
159º 19.52' E |
Elongation
Irregularity | 1.68 ± 0.11
1.11 ± 0.10 |
| Plate Age | 159.8 - 162.4 Ma |
Oceanic Province | Abyssal Plain |
| Region | West Pacific Seamount Province |
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| Plate | Pacific Plate |
Age | 101 Ma |
| Tectonic Setting | Hotspot Trail |
Seamount Top | 1170 m |
| Volume | 13122 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 5150 m |
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| | Description | | Scripps Guyot is located at 23¿ 46.8' N, 159¿ 19.5' E and is part of the West Pacific Seamount Province on the Pacific Plate. It is 3980 m high with the top at -1170 m and ocean bottom at -5150 m. The seamount is large with a volume of 13122 km3. It is slightly elongated in a southeast, northwest direction with an azimuth of approximately 145¿. The edges are relatively smooth. |
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Scripps Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Scripps Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Scripps Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Scripps Guyot -- Residual bathymetry |
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Scripps Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Scripps Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Scripps Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Scripps 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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Keating, B.H. (1987). Summary of radiometric ages from the Pacific. In: Intergovernmental Oceanographic Comission technical series. UNESCO. 32. |
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Matthews, J.L., Heezen, B.C., Catalano, R., Coogan, A., Tharp, M., Natland, J. and Rawson, M. (1974). Cretaceous drowning of reefs on Mid-Pacific and Japanese Guyots. Science 4135: 462-464. |
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Ozima, M., Honda, M. and Saito, K. (1977). 40Ar/39Ar ages of guyots in the western Pacific and discussion of their evolution. Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 51(2): 475-485. |
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Heezen, B.C., Matthews, J.L., Catalano, R., Natland, J., Coogan, A., Tharp, M. and Rawson, M. (1973). Western Pacific Guyots. Initial Reports of the Deep Sea Drilling Project 20: 653-723. |
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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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| 2762 |
148.1 |
1253.8 |
58.6 |
33.3 |
1.761 |
150.4 |
133.0 |
1.131 |
| 3160 |
145.7 |
1565.4 |
64.4 |
37.2 |
1.732 |
178.0 |
148.2 |
1.201 |
| 3558 |
143.7 |
1996.5 |
67.4 |
43.3 |
1.557 |
166.3 |
164.2 |
1.013 |
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| 3 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.68 ± 0.11 |
1.11 ± 0.10 |
| 3980 m High |
| 1 Summit |
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