Taney Seamounts

Taney Seamounts
Taney Seamounts is located in Pacific Ocean
Taney Seamounts
Taney Seamounts
Location within Pacific Ocean
Highest point
Coordinates36°41′18″N 125°20′15″W / 36.6882°N 125.3375°W / 36.6882; -125.3375
Dimensions
Volume11 km3 (3 cu mi) to 187 km3 (45 cu mi) in volume
Geography
LocationPacific Ocean, west of San Francisco
Peaks
Five seamounts (underwater volcanoes)
Geology
Rock age~26 million years
Volcanic chain

The Taney Seamounts are a range of five extinct underwater volcanoes located 300 kilometres (160 nmi; 190 mi) west of San Francisco on the Pacific Plate. The seamounts were identified during the United States Geological Survey's scan of the Exclusive Economic Zone, conducted in the 1980s with the GLORIA sidescan sonar.

References

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  4. ↑ "U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) GLORIA Mapping Program". US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 November 2010.