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Menard Guyot is a flat-topped submarine mountain, or guyot, in the Pacific Ocean. Guyots are volcanic seamounts whose summits were eroded near sea level before the mountains subsided, leaving relatively level tops beneath the ocean surface. Menard Guyot is named after Henry William Menard, an American marine geologist and oceanographer, and the feature appears in seafloor-name and bathymetric catalogues.
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What is Menard Guyot?
Menard Guyot is a flat-topped submarine mountain in the Pacific Ocean. It is a guyot, meaning its summit was eroded near sea level before the seamount subsided.
How does a guyot get a flat top?
A volcanic seamount can be worn down by waves when its summit reaches near sea level. Later subsidence carries the eroded, level top beneath the ocean.
Why is Menard Guyot named Menard?
It is named after Henry William Menard. The name recognizes the geologist associated with studies of submarine geology and Pacific seamounts.
Is Menard Guyot an active island?
No. It is an underwater, flat-topped volcanic mountain. Its level summit is evidence of erosion near sea level before the structure sank below the ocean surface.
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