Daikakuji Guyot

Daikakuji Seamount
Elevation of the Pacific seafloor, showing the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain, including Daikakuji Seamount near the prominent V-shaped bend, which separates the Hawaiian Ridge from the older Emperor Seamount portion of the chain. Daikakuji is the southeastern of the two moderately-sized seamounts just after the bottom of the V-bend, and the most recent of the large volcanoes for a long time.
Summit depth1,000 m (3,281 ft)
Height4,000 m (157,480 in)
Summit area30 km (19 mi) diameter
Location
LocationCentral Pacific Ocean
GroupEmperor seamounts
Coordinates32°5.00′N 172°18′E / 32.08333°N 172.300°E / 32.08333; 172.300
Geology
TypeGuyot
Volcanic arc/chainHawaiian-Emperor seamount chain
Age of rock47 million years
History
First visitGLORIA program, USGS[1] [2]

Daikakuji Seamount is a seamount (underwater volcano) and the southwesternmost volcanic feature in the Hawaiian Emperor chain bend area.

  1. ^ B. C. Kerr; D. W. Scholl & S. L. Klemperer (12 July 2005). "Seismic stratigraphy of Detroit Seamount, Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount chain" (PDF). Scientific Publication. Stanford University. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  2. ^ "DRILLING STRATEGY". OCean Drilling Program. Retrieved 2009-04-04.