Boomerang Seamount
Boomerang Seamount | |
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Summit depth | 650 m (2,000 ft) |
Location | |
Location | Southern Indian Ocean, 18 kilometers northwest of Amsterdam Island |
Coordinates | 37°43′16″S 77°49′30″E / 37.721°S 77.825°ECoordinates: 37°43′16″S 77°49′30″E / 37.721°S 77.825°E |
Country | France |
Geology | |
Type | Submarine volcano |
Last eruption | December 1995 |
The Boomerang Seamount is an active submarine volcano, located 18 km northeast of Amsterdam Island, France. It was formed by the and has a 2 km wide caldera that is 200 m deep. Hydrothermal activity occurs within the caldera.[1][2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Boomerang Seamount: the active expression of the Amsterdam-St. Paul hotspot, Southeast Indian Ridge, K.T.M. Johnson, D.W. Graham, K.H. Rubin, K. Nicolaysen, D.S. Scheirer, D.W. Forsyth, E.T. Baker, L.M. Douglas-Priebe, Earth and Planetary Science Letters 183 (2000) 245-259
- ^ "Boomerang Seamount". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
Categories:
- Seamounts of the Indian Ocean
- Hotspot volcanoes
- Active volcanoes
- Volcanoes of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Marine geography stubs
- Non-metropolitan France geography stubs
- Subantarctic island geography stubs