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Walter Munk Guyot is a flat-topped seamount in the Pacific Ocean named in honor of Walter Munk, the American physical oceanographer. A guyot is an underwater volcanic mountain whose summit has been leveled, generally through erosion and later submergence, leaving a broad, relatively flat top below sea level. The feature is relevant to ocean-floor mapping and to the practice of naming seamounts after scientists.
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What is Walter Munk Guyot?
Walter Munk Guyot is a flat-topped seamount in the Pacific Ocean. It is named in honor of American physical oceanographer Walter Munk.
What does the word guyot mean?
A guyot is an underwater volcanic mountain with a leveled summit. Erosion and later submergence generally produce its broad, relatively flat top.
Why is Walter Munk Guyot flat-topped?
Its summit was leveled by erosion before the feature was submerged. That geological history gives the seamount the characteristic flat top of a guyot.
Who was Walter Munk?
Walter Munk was an American physical oceanographer. Walter Munk Guyot was named to honor him.
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