Fogo Seamounts
Fogo Seamounts | |
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Location | |
Location | North Atlantic Ocean, 500 km (311 mi) southeast of Newfoundland |
Country | Canada |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cretaceous |
Last eruption | Early Cretaceous |
The Fogo Seamounts, also called the Fogo Seamount chain, are a group of seamounts located about 500 km (311 mi) offshore of Newfoundland and southwest of the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. They consist of basaltic submarine volcanoes that formed during the Early Cretaceous period.[1]
The volcanic activity that formed the Fogo Seamounts could have originated in two ways. They may have formed as a result of magma rising along a linear fault zone or from the North American Plate passing over the Canary or Azores hotspots.[1]
Seamounts
The Fogo Seamounts include:
- Algerine Seamount
- Birma Seamount
- Carpathia Seamount
- Frankfurt Seamount
- Mackay-Bennett Seamount
- Montmagny Seamount
- Mount Temple Seamount
See also
References
External links
- "Fogo Seamounts". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
- "Morphology, petrography, age and origin of the Fogo Seamounts, eastern Canada" (PDF). Geological Survey of Canada. 2006.
Coordinates: 41°45′47.4″N 52°16′51.6″W / 41.763167°N 52.281000°W
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