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O-Hitode Guyot is a flat-topped Pacific Ocean submarine volcano whose Japanese name translates to "Great Starfish," highlighting the biological terminology used in oceanographic mapping.
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What is the O-Hitode Guyot?
O-Hitode Guyot is a flat-topped submarine volcano in the Pacific Ocean. A guyot is a seamount whose summit was leveled by erosion before it sank below sea level.
What does O-Hitode mean?
The Japanese name O-Hitode translates roughly as "Great Starfish." The name reflects the use of biological terms in the naming of features mapped by oceanographers.
Is O-Hitode Guyot an active volcano?
It is an underwater volcanic feature, but the name alone does not establish that it is currently active. Its defining geographic characteristic is the broad, flat summit typical of a guyot.
Where is O-Hitode Guyot located?
O-Hitode Guyot is located in the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the submerged seamount landscape mapped beneath the open ocean rather than a land-based island volcano.
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