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The Bear Seamount, a guyot. A guyot, also known as a tablemount, is an isolated underwater volcanic mountain ( seamount ), with a flat top over 200 metres (660 feet) below the surface of the sea. The diameters of these flat summits can be more than 10 km (6.2 mi).
A guyot is an underwater mountain or seamount with a flat top. This geologic feature is also called a tablemount. In general, the guyot or tablemount is over 200 meters (660 feet) below the surface of the sea. The diameters of these flat underwater summits may be more than 10 km (6.2 mi).
A guyot is an underwater mountain or seamount with a flat top. This geologic feature is also called a tablemount. In general, the guyot or tablemount is over 200 meters (660 feet) below the surface of the sea.
16 cze 2024 · A guyot, or seamount, is an undersea mountain. A sonar image of a guyot, or seamount, in the Arctic. Using a multibeam echo sounder, NOAA scientists can map and produce a visualization from the data collected of the bottom of the ocean.
guyot, isolated submarine volcanic mountain with a flat summit more than 200 metres (660 feet) below sea level. Such flat tops may have diameters greater than 10 km (6 miles). (The term derives from the Swiss American geologist Arnold Henry Guyot.)
In marine geology, a guyot (/ ˈ ɡ iː. oʊ, ɡ iː ˈ oʊ /), [1] [2] also called a tablemount, is an isolated underwater volcanic mountain with a flat top more than 200 m (660 ft) below the surface of the sea. [3]
1. A volcanic mountain under the ocean. 2. Flat top at least 660 feet in diameter. 3. Stands at least 3,000 feet above the seafloor. Example of a Guyot Landform: Meiji Seamount, Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain, Pacific Ocean. The guyot picture above is of the Bear Seamount. What is a Guyot Landform?
