Adams Seamount
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Adams Seamount is a submarine volcano
above the Pitcairn hotspot
in the central Pacific Ocean
about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Pitcairn Island.
It is a massive seamount
rising 3500 metres (11,483 ft) from the sea floor to about 59 metres (194 ft) below the surface of the ocean.
Submarine volcano
Submarine volcanoes are underwater fissures in the Earth's surface from which magma can erupt. They are estimated to account for 75% of annual magma output. The vast majority are located near areas of tectonic plate movement, known as ocean ridges...
above the Pitcairn hotspot
Pitcairn hotspot
The Pitcairn hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located in the south-central Pacific Ocean. It is responsible for creating the Pitcairn Islands and two large seamounts called Adams and Bounty....
in the central Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
about 90 kilometres (56 mi) southwest of Pitcairn Island.
It is a massive seamount
Seamount
A seamount is a mountain rising from the ocean seafloor that does not reach to the water's surface , and thus is not an island. These are typically formed from extinct volcanoes, that rise abruptly and are usually found rising from a seafloor of depth. They are defined by oceanographers as...
rising 3500 metres (11,483 ft) from the sea floor to about 59 metres (194 ft) below the surface of the ocean.