A flat-topped seamount, its summit planed level by wave erosion while it still stood at or near the ocean surface, before subsequent subsidence carried it down to its present, fully submerged depth. Guyots are common across the Pacific Ocean floor and record the same island-subsidence history that produces atolls from once-active volcanic islands.
Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.
View At A Past Year
The atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.