| Anton Dohrn Seamount | |
|---|---|
| Summit depth | 600 metres |
| Height | 1,500 m |
| Location | |
| Location | North Atlantic Ocean |
| Country | United Kingdom (EEZ) |
| Geology | |
| Type | Guyot |
| Last eruption | ~40 million years |
The Anton Dohrn Seamount is a guyot in the Rockall Trough in the northeast Atlantic. It was named after the ship which discovered it which, in turn, had been named after the 19-century biologist Anton Dohrn.
The feature rises from approximately 2,100 metres to 600 metres below sea level and has a sedimentary layer approximately 100 metres thick. It arose through episodic volcanic activity between 70 and 40 million years ago.[1]
Around the base of the seamount is a slight "moat" where the sea-bottom is at a lower depth than the surrounding terrain.