description Queensland Guyot Overview
Queensland Guyot is a named submarine feature in the Coral Sea, east of Queensland, Australia, and is classified as a guyot. A guyot is a seamount with a relatively flat summit, generally interpreted as the remnant of a volcanic island or seamount that was eroded near sea level before subsiding. Queensland Guyot is recorded in the IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names for oceanographic reference and seabed mapping.
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Where is Queensland Guyot located?
Queensland Guyot lies in the Coral Sea east of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Tasmantid Seamount Chain.
How old is Queensland Guyot?
Geological summaries place its volcanic age at about 20.9 million years. It is an extinct basaltic seamount rather than an active volcano.
Why is Queensland Guyot flat-topped?
Its flat summit is consistent with the usual guyot history of erosion near sea level followed by subsidence. The same geological process distinguishes a guyot from a sharply peaked deep-ocean seamount.
Is Queensland Guyot inside a marine protected area?
The waters above Queensland Guyot are incorporated into Australia's Central Eastern Marine Park. The feature is one of the named seamounts and guyots of the Tasmantid chain.
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