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Definition of seamount in English: seamountnounˈsiːmaʊntˈsiˌmaʊnt A submarine mountain. Example sentencesExamples - Since the Early Miocene, thermal decay has led to the subsidence of Cavalli Seamount and other, volcanic, seamounts in the South Fiji Basin.
- As the seamount sinks or its peak erodes, the seamount will disappear beneath the water leaving the coral ring.
- These deep water whales are usually found in the vicinity of seamounts and continental slopes in temperate and subarctic waters.
- This process of volcano growth and death, over many millions of years, has left a long trail of volcanic islands and seamounts across the Pacific Ocean floor.
- He took advantage of the opportunity to record echo-sounding profiles across parts of the Pacific and discovered several flat-topped submarine mountains or seamounts.
Definition of seamount in US English: seamountnounˈsiˌmaʊntˈsēˌmount A submarine mountain. Example sentencesExamples - These deep water whales are usually found in the vicinity of seamounts and continental slopes in temperate and subarctic waters.
- Since the Early Miocene, thermal decay has led to the subsidence of Cavalli Seamount and other, volcanic, seamounts in the South Fiji Basin.
- He took advantage of the opportunity to record echo-sounding profiles across parts of the Pacific and discovered several flat-topped submarine mountains or seamounts.
- As the seamount sinks or its peak erodes, the seamount will disappear beneath the water leaving the coral ring.
- This process of volcano growth and death, over many millions of years, has left a long trail of volcanic islands and seamounts across the Pacific Ocean floor.
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