seamount
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of seamount
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Earth Science - Middle School
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The ship's latest mission focuses on a seamount chain off Indonesia's Sulawesi island that scientists on board mapped last year.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
But then, just as Hercules crossed over a ridge, a curious sight floated across the screen: small, almost iridescent bulbs clinging to the seamount wall.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023
Thousands of deep-sea octopuses gather on the flanks of a seamount off California’s coast.
From Scientific American • Aug. 23, 2023
The Connecticut, one of three advanced Seawolf submarines, hit the uncharted seamount on Oct.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023
Published this month in Earth and Space Science, the new seamount catalog is “a great step forward,” says Larry Mayer, director of the University of New Hampshire’s Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping.
From Science Magazine • Apr. 18, 2023
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