The Tuscaloosa Seamount is 30 km (19 mi) long and 17 km (11 mi) wide.[3] Its shallow summit rises 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) across the sea bottom but is 2,756 metres (9,042 ft) below sea level.[4]
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^Barbara H. Keating; William J. McGuire (2004). "Instability and Structural Failure at Volcanic Ocean Islands and the Climate Change Dimension". Advances in Geophysics. 47: 176–272. doi:10.1016/S0065-2687(04)47004-6. ISBN9780120188475.
^Kasey White (May 2002). "Scientists Find Evidence of Cataclysmic Volcanic Event on Oahu". Ocean Drilling Program, Texas A&M University. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
^James Gregory Moore; David A. Clague; Robin T. Holcomb; Peter W. Lipman; William R. Normark; Michael E. Torresan (1989). (PDF). Journal of Geophysical Research. 94 (B12): 17465–17484. doi:10.1029/JB094iB12p17465. S2CID 128904751. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-11-16.
^Stephen A. Langford; Richard C. Brill (1972). "Giant Submarine Landslides on the Hawaiian Ridge: A Rebuttal" (PDF). Pacific Science. 26: 254–258.
January 01, 1970
tuscaloosa, seamount, undersea, mountain, hawaiian, archipelago, about, kilometres, northeast, island, oʻahu, highest, pointelevation, 2765coordinates22, 06667, 08333, 06667, 08333geographylocationpacificregionus, hawaii, geologyage, rock1, mamountain, typehya. The Tuscaloosa Seamount is an undersea mountain in the Hawaiian archipelago It is about 100 kilometres 62 mi northeast of the island Oʻahu Tuscaloosa SeamountHighest pointElevation 2765Coordinates22 4 0 N 157 5 0 W 22 06667 N 157 08333 W 22 06667 157 08333GeographyLocationPacificRegionUS HI Hawaii GeologyAge of rock1 5 to 2 maMountain typehyaloclastite Tuscaloosa Seamount is composed of volcanic rock but in contrast to the overwhelming majority of seamounts it is not a submarine volcano 1 It is a huge block of rocks that broke off about two million years ago at the Nuʻuanu submarine landslide when the volcano Koʻolau collapsed 2 The Tuscaloosa Seamount is 30 km 19 mi long and 17 km 11 mi wide 3 Its shallow summit rises 1 8 kilometres 1 1 mi across the sea bottom but is 2 756 metres 9 042 ft below sea level 4 References edit Barbara H Keating William J McGuire 2004 Instability and Structural Failure at Volcanic Ocean Islands and the Climate Change Dimension Advances in Geophysics 47 176 272 doi 10 1016 S0065 2687 04 47004 6 ISBN 9780120188475 Kasey White May 2002 Scientists Find Evidence of Cataclysmic Volcanic Event on Oahu Ocean Drilling Program Texas A amp M University Retrieved 2012 10 24 James Gregory Moore David A Clague Robin T Holcomb Peter W Lipman William R Normark Michael E Torresan 1989 Prodigious Submarine Landslides on the Hawaiian Ridge PDF Journal of Geophysical Research 94 B12 17465 17484 doi 10 1029 JB094iB12p17465 S2CID 128904751 Archived from the original PDF on 2020 11 16 Stephen A Langford Richard C Brill 1972 Giant Submarine Landslides on the Hawaiian Ridge A Rebuttal PDF Pacific Science 26 254 258 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tuscaloosa Seamount amp oldid 1181934272, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
