Seamount Catalog -- Burton Seamount -- Louisville Seamount Trail


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Burton Seamount

Index	SMNT-322S-1719W	Classification	Intermediate A1 Seamount
Location	32º 13.33' S 171º 53.53' W	Elongation Irregularity	1.34 ± 0.01 1.09 ± 0.07
Plate Age		Oceanic Province	Abyssal Plain
Region	Louisville Seamount Trail	Alternative Names	32.2¿S Seamount
Plate	Pacific Plate	Age
Tectonic Setting	Hotspot Trail	Seamount Top	1620 m
Volume	7449 km³	Ocean Bottom	5365 m
Shelf Edge		Volcanic Activity	Extinct


Description
Burton Seamount is located at 32¿ 13.3' S, 171¿ 53.5' W and is part of the Louisville Ridge on the Pacific Plate. It is 3745 m high with the top at - 1620 m and ocean bottom at -5365 m. The seamount is intermediate in size with a volume of 7448 km3. It is relatively round with smooth edges and little elongation or irregularity. The azimuth is at approximately 88¿.

BATHYMETRIC MAPS [ 2 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 9 REGIONAL MAPS ]


	Burton Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
	Burton Seamount -- Residual bathymetry

	Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 4 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
	Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 4 -- Residual bathymetry
	Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 5 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
	Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 5 -- Residual bathymetry
	Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile B -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry
	Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile B -- Multibeam bathymetry
	Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile B -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
	Louisville Seamount Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry
	Louisville Seamount Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

GRID FILES [ 4 SEAMOUNT FILES AND 14 REGIONAL FILES ]

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