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Seamount on the Explorer Ridge in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada
Explorer Seamount
Explorer Seamount is located in British ColumbiaExplorer SeamountExplorer SeamountLocation of Explorer Seamount
Summit depth830 m (2,723 ft)
Location
LocationNorth Pacific Ocean
Coordinates49°05′N 130°48′W / 49.083°N 130.800°W / 49.083; -130.800
CountryCanada
Geology
TypeSubmarine volcano
Age of rockHolocene

The Explorer Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Explorer Ridge, a tectonic spreading centre that separates the Pacific and Explorer plates and so the volcanism is rift-related. It is the namesake of the Explorer Ridge.

Explorer Seamount is named after the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ship USC&GS Explorer (OSS 28), which operated from 1940 to 1943 in the northern Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Alaska.

See also

Notes

  1. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - Undersea Features History Archived 2013-02-17 at the Wayback Machine

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