Bear Seamount

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Bear Seamount
Summit depth 1,100 m (3,600 ft) [1]
Height 2,000 m (6,600 ft)
Location North Atlantic Ocean, about 200 miles from Woods Hole, Massachusetts [1]
Coordinates 39°55′N 67°24′W / 39.917, -67.4Coordinates: 39°55′N 67°24′W / 39.917, -67.4 [2]
Type Guyot
Volcanic arc/chain New England Seamount chain
Age of rock 100–103 million years [3]

3-D depiction of Bear Seamount, with Physalia Seamount in the background.

The Bear Seamount is a guyot in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the oldest of the New England Seamount chain, which was active more than 100 million years ago. It was formed when the North American Plate moved over the New England hotspot.[3]

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ a b NOAA Ocean Explorer. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  2. ^ Alvin Dive Information. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.
  3. ^ a b Geological Origin of the New England Seamount Chain. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. U.S. Department of Commerce (2005). Retrieved on 2007-09-16.

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