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Sars Guyot is a flat-topped seamount in the South Atlantic Ocean, recorded in the IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names. The feature lies near 59°41′S, 68°50′W and has a reported minimum depth of about 462 metres, a maximum depth of about 4,185 metres, and dimensions of roughly 37 by 30 kilometres. Its name honors the Norwegian marine scientists Michael and Georg Ossian Sars, and the feature was discovered by the vessel Thorshavn in 1934.
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What is Sars Guyot?
Sars Guyot is a flat-topped seamount in the South Atlantic Ocean. A guyot is an underwater mountain with a relatively level summit.
Where is Sars Guyot located?
The feature is recorded near 59°41′S, 68°50′W. Those coordinates place it in the South Atlantic Ocean.
How deep is Sars Guyot?
The recorded minimum depth is about 462 metres, while the maximum depth is about 4,185 metres. These figures describe the depths associated with the undersea feature.
Which geographic database records Sars Guyot?
Sars Guyot is recorded in the IHO-IOC GEBCO Gazetteer of Undersea Feature Names. That makes it a named feature in an international undersea geographic reference.
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