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Seamounts

Map of a huge caldera in the NE Lau Basin, created from multibeam data processed with GIS software.

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Seamounts are often remnants of extinct volcanoes and come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Seamounts can be found in every world ocean basin and scientists estimate that the number of seamounts around the globe may be greater than 100,000.

View the sections below to further explore ocean exploration education resources on seamounts.

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Fact Sheet
Seamounts: Oases of Life
Fact Sheet
How Do Seamounts Form?
Fact Sheet
What is a Seamount?
Exploration Note
Aboard E/V Nautilus Part II: Welcome to the Octocone
Exploration Note
Explorations Far Above the Musicians Seamounts
Exploration Note
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