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Valerie Atoll

IndexSMNT-415S-1643W ClassificationVery Large A2 Atoll
Location41º 24.51' S
164º 18.03' W		 Elongation
Irregularity		1.75 ± 0.01
1.12 ± 0.05
Plate Age83.4 - 84.3 Ma Oceanic ProvinceAbyssal Plain
RegionLouisville Seamount Trail Alternative Names164.3¿W Guyot
PlatePacific Plate Age 
Tectonic SettingHotspot Trail Seamount Top795 m
Volume17680 km3 Ocean Bottom5275 m
Shelf Edge
  Volcanic Activity 
Description
Valerie Atoll is located at 41¿ 24.5' S, 164¿ 18' W is part of the Louisville Ridge on the Pacific Plate. The seamount is 4480 m high with the top at -795 m and the ocean bottom at -5275 m. It is a very large seamount with a volume of 17679 km3. The guyot is slightly elongated in an southeast-northwest direction with an azimuth of approximately 129¿. The edges of the guyot are relatively smooth.
BATHYMETRIC MAPS  [ 2 SEAMOUNT MAPS AND 12 REGIONAL MAPS ] Click to collapse
Valerie Atoll -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
Valerie Atoll -- Residual bathymetry

Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 12 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 12 -- Residual bathymetry

Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 13 -- Predicted satellite bathymetry

Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Blowup 13 -- Residual 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 Hotspot Trail -- Tile D -- Multibeam data merged with predicted satellite bathymetry

Louisville Hotspot Trail -- Tile D -- Multibeam bathymetry

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

Louisville Seamount Trail -- Multibeam bathymetry

Louisville Seamount Trail -- Predicted satellite bathymetry
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