Explorer Seamount
Seamount on the Explorer Ridge in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada
Explorer Seamount
Location of Explorer Seamount
The Explorer Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Explorer Ridge, a tectonic spreading centre that separates the Pacific and Explorer plates and so the volcanism is rift-related. It is the namesake of the Explorer Ridge.
Explorer Seamount is named after the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ship USC&GS Explorer (OSS 28), which operated from 1940 to 1943 in the northern Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Alaska.[1]
See also
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada
- List of volcanoes in Canada
Notes
- ^ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - Undersea Features History Archived 2013-02-17 at the Wayback Machine
References
- British Columbia Marine Topography[permanent dead link]
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