Explorer Seamount

Summit depth830 m (2,723 ft)LocationLocationNorth Pacific OceanCoordinates49°05′N 130°48′W / 49.083°N 130.800°W / 49.083; -130.800CountryCanadaGeologyTypeSubmarine volcanoAge of rockHolocene

The Explorer Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Explorer Ridge, a tectonic spreading centre that separates the Pacific and Explorer plates and so the volcanism is rift-related. It is the namesake of the Explorer Ridge.

Explorer Seamount is named after the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ship USC&GS Explorer (OSS 28), which operated from 1940 to 1943 in the northern Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Alaska.^[1]

See also

• Volcanism of Canada
• Volcanism of Western Canada
• List of volcanoes in Canada

Notes

References

• British Columbia Marine Topography^{[permanent dead link]}