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seamount
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sea·mount  (smount)
n.
An underwater mountain rising from the ocean floor and having a peaked or flat-topped summit below the surface of the sea.
seamount [ˈsiːˌmaʊnt]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a submarine mountain rising more than 1000 metres above the surrounding ocean floor Compare guyot
seamount  (smount)
A large underwater mountain, usually conical in shape and at least 1,000 m (3,280 ft) above the ocean floor. Seamounts are usually isolated and are volcanic in origin.
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Noun1.seamount - an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor
guyot - a seamount of volcanic origin (especially in the Pacific Ocean)
mountain, mount - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
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Byline: ANI Washington, Feb 12 (ANI): New findings indicate that seamounts may serve as refuges for deep-sea animals that struggle to survive elsewhere.
Seamounts may serve as refuges for deep-sea animals by Asian News International
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fishing ships from the former Soviet Union used trawls to fish the Corner Rise Seamounts between 1976 and 1996, seeking the bug-eyed alfonsino fish--often sold in stores as snapper.
Coral catastrophe on the Corner Rise Seamounts by Kusek, Kristen M. / Oceanus
In The Silent Deep, Koslow--a former CSIRO marine scientist--provides his readers with a full account of the deep ocean, including the history of exploration, the chemical and physical forces that generate life, and the ecology of seamounts and the species-rich (possibly the richest) ecosystems that are the abyssal and bathyal plains.
Taking a stand on deep-sea conservation by Macauley, Craig / Ecos
 
 
 
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