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Louis Agassiz Guyot is a named submarine guyot, or flat-topped underwater mountain, in the Pacific Ocean. The feature is listed in the International Hydrographic Organization and GEBCO under the name Louis Agassiz Guyot, with a position near 18 degrees north and 178 degrees east. Its name commemorates Louis Agassiz, the Swiss-born American naturalist and geologist.
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What is Louis Agassiz Guyot?
Louis Agassiz Guyot is a guyot, meaning a flat-topped underwater mountain formed from a seamount. It is a named submarine feature in the Pacific Ocean.
Where is Louis Agassiz Guyot located?
Its listed position is near 18 degrees north latitude and 178 degrees east longitude. The feature is recorded under the name Louis Agassiz Guyot in international seafloor references.
Why is it called a guyot?
A guyot has a comparatively level summit, usually because an ancient volcanic island or seamount was eroded near sea level before subsiding. The flat top distinguishes it from a sharply peaked underwater mountain.
Which organizations list Louis Agassiz Guyot?
The feature is listed by the International Hydrographic Organization and GEBCO. Those references provide standardized names and geographic information for undersea features.
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