Meaning Seamount
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A volcanic mountain found on an ocean basin that has an origin not related to a mid-oceanic ridge or a tectonic subduction zone.
Source: physicalgeography.net

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A volcanic mountain on the seafloor. If flat-topped, it is a guyot.
Source: ge-at.iastate.edu (offline)

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by 1908, from sea + mount (n.1).
Source: etymonline.com

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underwater mountain.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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a submarine mountain raised by volcanism.
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an undersea volcano in a shield area.
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A submarine volcano in the abyssal plain. search image
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an extinct, underwater volcano that rises more than 1 km above the seafloor but whose peak is below the sea surface.
Source: divediscover.whoi.edu (offline)

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A submarine volcano.
Source: fossilmall.com

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(n) - an elevation of the seafloor that is flat-topped or peaked
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A submarine volcano.
Source: fossilmuseum.net

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An isolated submarine volcanic structure.
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a submarine mountain rising 1000 metres or more above the seafloor
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(n) an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
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an isolated, steep-sided, peak on the seafloor usually caused by volcanic activity. Generally, seamounts rise at least 1000m, though biologists often include shorter submarine peaks.
Source: coml.org

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(English) volcanic undersea mountain
Source: teachoceanscience.net (offline)

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A mountain rising from the seabed that does not reach to the water's surface.
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An isolated tall mountain on the sea floor that may extend more than 1 kilometer from base to peak (see also guyot).
Source: scientificpsychic.com (offline)

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An elevated area of limited extent rising 1000 m or more from the surrounding ocean floor, usually conical in shape
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A large isolated underwater elevation characteristically of conical form.
Source: digimap.edina.ac.uk

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An elevated area of limited extent rising 1000 m or more from the surrounding ocean floor, usually conical in shape.
Source: charlie-gibbs.org

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Conical mountain rising 1000 m or more above the sea floor. Seashore: (1) (Law) All ground between the ordinary high-water and low-water mark. (2) The shore of the sea or ocean.
Source: pursuetheoutdoors.com

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a submerged mountain on the ocean floor that is at least 1,000 m high and that has a volcanic origin
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a submarine mountain rising above the deep sea floor
Source: montereybay.noaa.gov





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