Spotlight 9: South Chamorro Seamount
Sixteen large, active serpentinite mud volcanoes exist in the Mariana forearc, the region of seafloor between the Mariana Trench and the volcanic island arc. Up to 50 km in diameter and rising as much as 2.4 km above the surrounding seafloor, these seamounts form as a consequence of subduction proce...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Oceanography Society
2010-03-01
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| Series: | Oceanography |
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| Online Access: | http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/23_1/23-1_wheat.pdf |