Taney Seamounts

Taney Seamounts
Taney Seamounts is located in Pacific Ocean
Taney Seamounts
Taney Seamounts
Bathymetry of the seamount chain
Highest point
Coordinates36°41′18″N 125°20′15″W / 36.6882°N 125.3375°W / 36.6882; -125.3375 [1]
Dimensions
Volume11 km3 (3 cu mi) to 187 km3 (45 cu mi) in volume[2]
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean, west of San Francisco
PeaksFive seamounts (underwater volcanoes)
Geology
Rock age~26 million years[2]
Mountain typeVolcanic chain

The Taney Seamounts are a range of five extinct underwater volcanoes located 300 kilometres (160 nmi; 190 mi) west of San Francisco on the Pacific Plate.[2] The seamounts were identified during the United States Geological Survey's scan of the Exclusive Economic Zone,[3] conducted in the 1980s with the GLORIA sidescan sonar.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://www.mbari.org/data/mapping/seamounts/images/TaneyA.jpg [dead link‍]
  2. ^ a b c "Mapping Program: Taney Seamounts". Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Feb 6, 2009. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2009.
  3. ^ Petersen, J.K. (2007). Understanding Surveillance Technologies: Spy Devices, Privacy, History, & Applications, Revised and Expanded Second Edition. CRC Press. p. 228. ISBN 978-0-8493-8320-5.
  4. ^ "U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) GLORIA Mapping Program". US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 November 2010.