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36.3¿S Seamount

IndexSMNT-362S-1698W ClassificationIntermediate B4 Seamount
Location36º 14.40' S
169º 48.90' W
Elongation
Irregularity
2.56 ± 0.10
1.26 ± 0.13
Plate Age Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionLouisville Seamount Trail Alternative NamesSONNE 167 Volcano X
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top825 m
Volume9017 km3 Ocean Bottom4865 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic ActivityExtinct
Description
SONNE 167 Volcano x, SMNT-361S-1695W is located at 36¿ 4.4' S, 169¿ 31.9' W and is part of the Louisville Ridge on the Pacific Plate. The seamount is 4040 m high with the top at -825 m and the ocean bottom at -4865 m. It is intermediate in size with a volume of 9016 km3. The guyot is elongated in a northeast-southwest direction with an azimuth of approximately 220¿. The edges of the the guyot are slightly irregular. It has a short ridge extending to the northwest and prominent 40 km long ridge extending to the southwest. The southwestern ridge has several volcanic centers and gradually curves to have a south-southwest trend.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 2 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 10 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse

36.3¿S Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
36.3¿S Seamount -- Residual bathymetry


Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 8 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 8 -- 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 Hotspot Trail -- Tile C -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry

Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile C -- Multibeam bathymetry

Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile C -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Louisville Seamount Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry

Louisville Seamount Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
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