seamounts

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Scope note
Undersea elevations that do not break the surface of the ocean. Seamounts rise more than 1,000 meters from the seafloor and are of limited extent across the summit; often but not always formed by extinct volcanoes.
seamounts
Accepted term: 29-Apr-2024