Takuyo-Daisan
Guyot in the Western Pacific Ocean off Japan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Takuyo-Daisan is a guyot in the Western Pacific Ocean off Japan. It is 1,409 metres (4,623 ft) deep and has a square-shaped flat top surrounded by a perimeter ridge. Several other seamounts lie nearby.
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Takuyo-Daisan | |
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Summit depth | 1,409 m (4,623 ft) |
Location | |
Location | Western Pacific Ocean |
Group | Japanese Seamounts |
Coordinates | 34.2°N 144.3°E / 34.2; 144.3 |
Country | Japan |
Geology | |
Type | Guyot |
Age of rock | Cretaceous |
Last activity | Aptian |
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The seamount formed as a volcanic island during the Cretaceous in the area currently occupied by French Polynesia. Subsequently reefs developed around the volcanic island and generated a carbonate platform which drowned during the Albian along with several other such platforms in the world.