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Kelvin Guyot is a flat-topped seamount in the North Atlantic Ocean and part of the New England Seamount chain. A guyot is an underwater volcanic mountain whose summit was flattened by erosion or wave action before the structure subsided beneath the sea. Kelvin Guyot is an extinct volcanic feature whose geological history is associated with the volcanic activity that formed the New England seamounts.
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What makes Kelvin Guyot a guyot?
A guyot is an extinct volcanic seamount with a flattened summit, created when erosion or wave action planed down a former island before it subsided. Kelvin is listed as a guyot in the New England Seamount chain.
Where is Kelvin Guyot located?
It lies in the North Atlantic as part of the New England Seamount chain, a group of more than 20 underwater volcanoes extending for roughly 1,000 kilometres off the northeastern United States. The chain is associated with the North American Plate moving over the Great Meteor hotspot.
Has Kelvin Guyot been explored by scientists?
Yes. NOAA's 2003 Mountains in the Sea expedition used the submersible Alvin to visit Kelvin, and NOAA's Okeanos Explorer later surveyed it with a remotely operated vehicle.
What lives around Kelvin Guyot?
Surveys of Kelvin reported deep-sea coral and sponge habitat, along with other organisms attached to the seamount slopes. NOAA's 2014 Kelvin dive reached a maximum depth of about 2,075.6 metres while studying its biology and geomorphology.
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