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Daikakuji Guyot is a flat-topped seamount in the Pacific Ocean at the bend between the Emperor and Hawaiian volcanic chains. Geological studies place its formation at roughly 47 million years ago, during the Eocene, when the volcanic record of the Pacific plate records the change in direction represented by the Hawaiian-Emperor bend. As a guyot, it is an underwater volcanic mountain whose summit was substantially flattened before subsidence.
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What is Daikakuji Guyot?
Daikakuji Guyot is a flat-topped seamount in the Pacific Ocean. It lies near the bend between the Emperor and Hawaiian volcanic chains.
How old is Daikakuji Guyot?
Geological studies place its formation at roughly 47 million years ago. That age falls within the Eocene epoch.
What does Daikakuji Guyot reveal about Pacific geology?
Its position and age help record the change in the Pacific plate's volcanic track. The guyot is part of the geological story told by the Emperor-Hawaiian seamount chain.
Why is Daikakuji Guyot flat-topped?
A flat-topped seamount is commonly called a guyot because its summit was shaped near sea level before later subsidence. Daikakuji Guyot is now deep beneath the Pacific surface.
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