Abstract
Seamounts are distinct, elevated, geological seabed features, often of volcanic origin. They are at least 1,000 m tall but do not reach the sea surface (Fig. 8.1). The majority of seamounts are conically shaped when young but due to erosion become more irregularly shaped over time with circular to elliptic elongated bases and often flat summit areas. The slopes of seamounts can be quite steep, sometimes up to 60° (Fig. 8.2).
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Dorschel, B., Wheeler, A.J., Monteys, X., Verbruggen, K. (2010). Seamounts. In: Atlas of the Deep-Water Seabed. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9376-1_8
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