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| Detailed Seamount Information |
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| 169.0¿W Seamount |    |
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| Index | SMNT-376S-1691W |
Classification | Very Small A5 Seamount |
| Location | 37º 34.80' S
169º 10.71' W |
Elongation
Irregularity | 3.09 ± 0.48
1.04 ± 0.01 |
| Plate Age | 90.2 - 90.9 Ma |
Oceanic Province | Abyssal Plain |
| Region | Louisville Seamount Trail |
Alternative Names | SONNE 167 Volcano 40 |
| Plate | Pacific Plate |
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| Tectonic Setting | Hotspot Trail |
Seamount Top | 960 m |
| Volume | 1 km3 |
Ocean Bottom | 4585 m |
Shelf Edge
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Volcanic Activity | Extinct |
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| | Description | | SONNE 167 Volcano 40, SMNT-376S-1691W is located at 37¿ 34.8' S, 169¿ 10.7' W and is part of the Louisville Ridge on the Pacific Plate. The seamount is 3625 m high with the top at -960 m and the ocean bottom at -4585 m. It is the largest seamount on the Louisville Ridge with a volume of 10342 km3. A break in the slope of the seamount occurs at -1100 m. The seamount is very elongated in a southeast, northwest direction with an azimuth of approximately 120¿. The edges of the seamount are relatively smooth. |
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169.0¿W Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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169.0¿W Seamount -- Residual bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 8 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 8 -- Residual bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 9 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 9 -- Residual bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile B -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile B -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile B -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile C -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile C -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile C -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Seamount Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Louisville Seamount Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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169.0¿W Seamount -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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169.0¿W Seamount -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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169.0¿W Seamount -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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169.0¿W Seamount -- Residual bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 8 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 8 -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 8 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 8 -- Residual bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 9 -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 9 -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 9 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 9 -- Residual bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile B -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile B -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile B -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile B -- Residual bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile C -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile C -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile C -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile C -- Residual bathymetry |
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Louisville Seamount Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry |
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Louisville Seamount Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry |
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Stoffers, P., Worthington, T., Schwarz-Schampera, U., Ackermand, D., Daudoin, Y., Bigalke, N., Fretzdorff, S., Gibson, H., Hekinian, R., Kindermann, A., Kuhn, T., Main, W., Schreiber, K., Timm, C., Tonga'onevai, S., Turkay, M., Unverricht, D., Vailea, A. and Zimmerer, M. (2003). Cruise Report SONNE 167 Louisville, Louisville Ridge: Dynamics and Magmatism of a Mantle plume and its influence on the Tonga-Kermadec Subduction System. In: Ber. -Rep., Institute for Gewiss.. Universitat Kiel, Kiel. |
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