Spotlight 8: Vailulu’u Seamount
Vailulu’u seamount is an active underwater volcano that marks the end of the Samoan hotspot trail. Vailulu’u has a simple conical morphology with a largely enclosed volcanic crater at relatively shallow water depths, ranging from 590 m (highest point on the crater rim) to 1050 m (crater floor). The...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
The Oceanography Society
2010-03-01
|
| Series: | Oceanography |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/23_1/23-1_koppers2.pdf |