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Global distribution of large seamounts

Map: global distribution of large seamounts around the Earth.

The global distribution of large seamounts (>1.5km elevation) predicted from satellite measurements of the ocean surface (based on data from The Seas Around Us project, 2004).

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Rights: National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA)
Published: 3 December 2007Size: 97.23 KB
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