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Elcano Guyot is a named submarine elevation in the Pacific Ocean and is recorded in the GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names. A guyot is a flat-topped underwater volcanic mountain whose summit was generally leveled by erosion before the feature sank below sea level. The name refers to Juan Sebastián Elcano, the Spanish mariner who completed the first circumnavigation of Earth after Ferdinand Magellan's death.
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What is Elcano Guyot?
Elcano Guyot is a named submarine elevation in the Pacific Ocean. It is recorded in the GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names.
What is a guyot?
A guyot is an underwater volcanic mountain with a relatively flat top. Its summit was generally worn down by erosion before the seamount subsided below sea level.
Why is Elcano Guyot flat-topped?
The flat summit reflects an earlier period when the volcanic island or seamount was closer to sea level and exposed to erosion. Later subsidence carried the feature beneath the ocean surface.
Is Elcano Guyot an island?
No. Elcano Guyot is a submerged seafloor feature, not an inhabited island or an exposed rock. Its classification as a guyot refers to its underwater volcanic form.
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