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| Detailed Seamount Information |
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| Makarov Guyot |    |
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| Index | SMNT-295N-1535E |
Classification | Intermediate A1 Guyot |
| Location | 29º 29.40' N
153º 29.46' E |
Elongation
Irregularity | 1.37 ± 0.07
1.11 ± 0.02 |
| Plate Age | 152.9 - 154.3 Ma |
Oceanic Province | Abyssal Plain |
| Region | West Pacific Seamount Province |
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| Plate | Pacific Plate |
Age | 94 Ma |
| Tectonic Setting | Hotspot Trail |
Seamount Top | 1310 m |
| Volume | 6670 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 5260 m |
Shelf Edge
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Volcanic Activity | Extinct |
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| | Description | | Makarov Guyot is located at 29¿ 29.4' N, 153¿ 29.5' E and is part of the West Pacific Seamount Province on the Pacific Plate. It is 3950 m high with the top at -1310 m and ocean bottom at -5260 m. The seamount is intermediate in size with a volume of 6670 km3. It is relatively round and smooth with little elongation or irregularity. The azimuth is at approximately 86¿. |
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Makarov Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Makarov Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Makarov Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Makarov Guyot -- Residual bathymetry |
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Makarov Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Makarov Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Makarov Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Harrison, C.G., Jarrard, A.R.D., Vacquier, V. and Larson, R.L. (1975). Palaeomagnetim of Cretaceous Pacific seamounts. Geophysical Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society 42: 859-882. |
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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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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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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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| 2890 |
92.3 |
625.9 |
36.9 |
25.5 |
1.447 |
99.4 |
91.0 |
1.093 |
| 3285 |
86.7 |
784.0 |
40.7 |
29.9 |
1.360 |
112.3 |
101.0 |
1.112 |
| 3680 |
79.6 |
986.5 |
45.2 |
34.4 |
1.315 |
127.7 |
112.9 |
1.131 |
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| 6 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.37 ± 0.07 |
1.11 ± 0.02 |
| 3950 m High |
| 1 Summit |
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