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| Detailed Seamount Information |
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| Winterer Guyot |    |
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| Index | SMNT-328N-1483E |
Classification | Small A1 Guyot |
| Location | 32º 46.62' N
148º 19.56' E |
Elongation
Irregularity | 1.36 ± 0.02
1.17 ± 0.02 |
| Plate Age | 144.1 - 145.1 Ma |
Oceanic Province | Abyssal Plain |
| Region | West Pacific Seamount Province |
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| Plate | Pacific Plate |
Age | 108 Ma |
| Tectonic Setting | Hotspot Trail |
Seamount Top | 1400 m |
| Volume | 2515 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 5155 m |
Shelf Edge
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Volcanic Activity | Extinct |
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| | Description | | Winterer Guyot is located at 32¿ 46.6' N, 148¿ 19.6' E and is part of the West Pacific Seamount Province on the Pacific Plate. It is 3755 m high with the top at -1400 m and ocean bottom at -5155 m. The seamount is fairly small with a volume of 2515 km3. It is relatively round and smooth with little elongation or irregularity. The azimuth is at approximately 80¿. |
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Winterer Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Winterer Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Winterer Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Winterer Guyot -- Residual bathymetry |
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Winterer Guyot -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Winterer Guyot -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Winterer Guyot -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Winterer Guyot -- Residual bathymetry |
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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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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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degrees |
km2 |
km |
km |
ratio |
km |
km |
ratio |
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| 2902 |
78.5 |
302.5 |
26.0 |
19.3 |
1.346 |
74.4 |
62.7 |
1.187 |
| 3278 |
80.6 |
381.6 |
29.1 |
21.5 |
1.350 |
82.7 |
70.4 |
1.174 |
| 3653 |
82.3 |
472.6 |
32.6 |
23.5 |
1.388 |
89.7 |
78.6 |
1.141 |
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| 4 % Multibeam Coverage |
1.36 ± 0.02 |
1.17 ± 0.02 |
| 3755 m High |
| 1 Summit |
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