Frankfurt Seamount

Frankfurt Seamount, also known as Frankfurt Knoll, is an undersea mountain in the North Atlantic Ocean, located about 480 km (300 mi) south of Cape Race on the North American continental rise.[1] Its summit is more than 2,000 m (6,600 ft) below sea level and rises to a height of over 1,000 m (3,300 ft).[1][2] With an areal extent of 320 km2 (120 sq mi), Frankfurt Seamount is larger than the New Brunswick city of Saint John.[2]

Frankfurt Seamount
Frankfurt Seamount is located in Atlantic Ocean
Frankfurt Seamount
North Atlantic Ocean, 560 km (350 mi) south of Cape Race
Location
LocationNorth Atlantic Ocean, 560 km (350 mi) south of Cape Race
GroupFogo Seamounts
Coordinates42°16′N 53°00′W
CountryCanada
Geology
TypeSubmarine volcano
Age of rockEarly Cretaceous

Frankfurt Seamount is one of the seven named Fogo Seamounts. Its name is derived from SS Frankfurt, a German steamship that was the first to respond to the distress signal from the sinking RMS Titanic.[2]

References

  1. Johnson, David; Ferreira, Maria Adelaide; Kenchington, Ellen (2017). Report on priorities for an expert assessment of North Atlantic MPAs, EBSAs, and VMEs in ABNJ (Report). p. 122.
  2. "Advisory Committee on Undersea Feature Names". Fogo Seamounts. Fisheries and Oceans Canada. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.