06.04.2013 Views

Nomination for a World Heritage Site 2009 - Phoenix Islands ...

Nomination for a World Heritage Site 2009 - Phoenix Islands ...

Nomination for a World Heritage Site 2009 - Phoenix Islands ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Tanoa Seamount<br />

Tanoa Seamount is located at 5º 60.0' S, 173º 46.0' W and is part of the Tokelau Seamounts<br />

on the Pacific Plate. It is 2748 m high with the top at -2600 m and the ocean bottom at -5348<br />

m. The seamount has a volume of 1080 km3 and is moderately elongated. The edges of the<br />

seamount are slightly irregular and there are multiple rifts radiating out from a central<br />

summit. A saddle exists to the south connecting Tanoa to Tau Tau Seamount. Tanoa is the<br />

northern most volcano in a cluster of volcanoes on a common plat<strong>for</strong>m.<br />

27

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!