Map of world's major seamounts.

A list of active and extinct submarine volcanoes and seamounts located under the world's oceans. There are estimated to be 40,000 to 55,000 seamounts in the global oceans.[1] Almost all are not well-mapped and many may not have been identified at all. Most are unnamed and unexplored. This list is therefore confined to seamounts that are notable enough to have been named and/or explored.

List

NameSummit ElevationApproximate elevation
above seafloor		LocationCoordinatesLast known eruption
Adams Seamount−39 m (−128 ft)[2]3,500 m (11,000 ft) Pitcairn Islands25°22′S 129°16′W / 25.37°S 129.27°W / -25.37; -129.2750 BC ± 1000 years
Ampère Seamount−55 m (−180 ft)4,445 m (15,000 ft) Portugal35°05′N 12°33′W / 35.08°N 12.55°W / 35.08; -12.55
Axial Seamount−1,400 m (−4,590 ft) United States45°33′N 130°00′W / 45.55°N 130.00°W / 45.55; -130.002015
Banc Capel France24°45.70′S 159°42.13′E / 24.76167°S 159.70217°E / -24.76167; 159.70217
Banua Wuhu−5 m (−16 ft)[3]400 m (1,300 ft) Indonesia3°08′17″N 125°29′28″E / 3.138°N 125.491°E / 3.138; 125.4911919
Bear Seamount−1,100 m (−3,610 ft)2,000 m (6,560 ft) United States39°55′N 67°24′W / 39.92°N 67.4°W / 39.92; -67.4
Bounty Seamount−450 m (−1,480 ft)3,950 m (13,000 ft) Pitcairn Islands25°11′S 129°23′W / 25.183°S 129.383°W / -25.183; -129.383
Bowie Seamount−24 m (−79 ft)3,000 m (9,800 ft) Canada53°18′N 135°38′W / 53.3°N 135.63°W / 53.3; -135.6318,000 BP
Brothers Volcano−1,350 m (−4,430 ft) New Zealand34°52′30″S 179°04′30″E / 34.875°S 179.075°E / -34.875; 179.075
Campi Flegrei Mar Sicilia−8 m (−26 ft)[4] Italy37°06′N 12°42′E / 37.1°N 12.7°E / 37.1; 12.71867
Clark−860 m (−2,820 ft) New Zealand36°27′58″S 177°50′20″E / 36.466°S 177.839°E / -36.466; 177.839
Cobb Seamount−34 m (−110 ft)2,743 m (8,999 ft) United States46°44′N 130°47′W / 46.733°N 130.783°W / 46.733; -130.783
Cortes Bank−1 m (−3.3 ft) United States32°28′41″N 119°12′54″W / 32.478°N 119.215°W / 32.478; -119.215
Cotton Volcano−950 m (−3,120 ft) New Zealand35°03′S 178°59′E / 35.05°S 178.99°E / -35.05; 178.99
Dom João de Castro Bank−14 m (−46 ft) Portugal38°14′N 26°38′W / 38.23°N 26.63°W / 38.23; -26.631720
Empedocles−7 m (−23 ft)400 m (1,300 ft) Italy37°09′49″N 12°43′07″E / 37.16361°N 12.71861°E / 37.16361; 12.71861
Emperor of China−2,850 m (−9,350 ft) Indonesia6°37′S 124°13′E / 6.62°S 124.22°E / -6.62; 124.22
Ferdinandea Island−8 m (−26 ft)[5]63 m (207 ft) Italy37°10′N 12°43′E / 37.167°N 12.717°E / 37.167; 12.7171863
Fonuafoʻou−17 m (−55.8 ft) Tonga20°19′S 175°25′W / 20.32°S 175.42°W / -20.32; -175.421993
Foundation SeamountsSouth Pacific Ocean35°S 120°W / 35°S 120°W / -35; -1202001
Fukutoku-Okanoba−29 m (−95 ft)[6] Japan24°16′48″N 141°29′06″E / 24.28°N 141.485°E / 24.28; 141.4852021
Giggenbach Volcano−65 m (−213 ft) New Zealand30°02′10″S 178°42′43″E / 30.036°S 178.712°E / -30.036; 178.712
Gorringe Ridge−25 m (−82 ft) Portugal36°28′36″N 11°35′1″W / 36.47667°N 11.58361°W / 36.47667; -11.58361
Graveyard Seamounts−750 m (−2,460 ft)−400 m (−1,310 ft) New Zealand42°45′S 180°0′W / 42.750°S 180.000°W / -42.750; -180.000Cenozoic
Havre Seamount−720 m (−2,360 ft)1,030 m (3,400 ft) New Zealand31°07′S 179°00′W / 31.11°S 179.00°W / -31.11; -179.002012
Healy−980 m (−3,220 ft) New Zealand34°59′S 179°00′E / 34.98°S 179.00°E / -34.98; 179.001360
Hebrides Terrace Seamount−980 m (−3,220 ft)1,400 m (4,593 ft) United Kingdom56°17′N 10°10′W / 56.28°N 10.17°W / 56.28; -10.17Cenozoic
Home Reef−10 m (−33 ft)[7] Tonga18°59′28″S 174°45′47″W / 18.99111°S 174.76306°W / -18.99111; -174.763062006
Jasper Seamount−70 m (−230 ft)3,300 m (10,827 ft) Mexico30°26.40′N 122°44.40′W / 30.44000°N 122.74000°W / 30.44000; -122.74000
Kamaʻehuakanaloa Seamount (Lōʻihi)−969 m (−3,180 ft)3,000 m (9,840 ft) United States18°55′N 155°16′W / 18.92°N 155.27°W / 18.92; -155.271996
Kelvin Seamount United States38°29′N 63°35′W / 38.48°N 63.59°W / 38.48; -63.59
Kemp Caldera−80 m (−262 ft)[8] United Kingdom59°42′S 28°15′W / 59.700°S 28.250°W / -59.700; -28.250
Kick 'em Jenny−185 m (−607 ft)1,300 m (4,270 ft) Grenada12°18′N 61°38′W / 12.30°N 61.64°W / 12.30; -61.642015
Kolumbo−10 m (−33 ft) Greece36°31′00″N 25°29′30″E / 36.51667°N 25.49167°E / 36.51667; 25.491671650
Kuwae Vanuatu16°51′S 168°31′E / 16.85°S 168.52°E / -16.85; 168.52
Macdonald seamount−40 m (−131 ft)4,200 m (13,800 ft) French Polynesia28°58.7′S 140°15.5′W / 28.9783°S 140.2583°W / -28.9783; -140.25831989
Marsili−450 m (−1,480 ft)3,000 m (9,800 ft) Italy39°15′00″N 14°23′40″E / 39.25000°N 14.39444°E / 39.25000; 14.39444
Moai2,500 m (8,200 ft) Easter Island27°06′S 109°51′W / 27.1°S 109.85°W / -27.1; -109.85100,000 BCE
Monaco Bank−197 m (−646 ft) Portugal37°36′N 25°53′W / 37.6°N 25.88°W / 37.6; -25.881911
Monowai Seamount−132 m (−433 ft) New Zealand25°53′13″S 177°11′17″W / 25.887°S 177.188°W / -25.887; -177.1882008
Muirfield Seamount−16 m (−52.5 ft)4,800 m (16,000 ft) Australia13°13′30″S 96°7′30″E / 13.22500°S 96.12500°E / -13.22500; 96.12500
Myōjin-shō−11 m (−36.1 ft) Japan31°55.1′N 140°1.3′E / 31.9183°N 140.0217°E / 31.9183; 140.0217
Nadir Seamount−900 m (−3,000 ft)[9] Guinea8°45′N 16°55′W / 8.750°N 16.917°W / 8.750; -16.917
Nieuwerkerk−2,285 m (−7,500 ft) Indonesia6°36′00″S 124°40′30″E / 6.60°S 124.675°E / -6.60; 124.675
Oomurodashi Japanactive
Orca Seamount500 m (1,640 ft) British Antarctic Territory62°26′00″S 58°24′00″W / 62.433334°S 58.400002°W / -62.433334; -58.400002inactive
Palinuro Seamount70 m (230 ft) Italy39°29′04″N 14°49′44″E / 39.48455°N 14.82892°E / 39.48455; 14.828928040 BCE
Patton Seamount−160 m (−520 ft)[10]3,900 m (12,795 ft) United States54°34.80′N 150°26.40′W / 54.58000°N 150.44000°W / 54.58000; -150.4400033 Million Years Ago
Protector Shoal−55 m (−180 ft)1,200 m (3,900 ft) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands56°01′S 28°25′W / 56.017°S 28.417°W / -56.017; -28.4171962
Pukao2,500 m (8,200 ft) Easter Island26°55′56″S 110°14′56″W / 26.9323°S 110.2490°W / -26.9323; -110.2490
Rumble I−1,100 m (−3,610 ft) New Zealand35°30′S 178°54′E / 35.5°S 178.9°E / -35.5; 178.9
Rumble II−880 m (−2,890 ft) New Zealand35°24′S 178°36′E / 35.4°S 178.6°E / -35.4; 178.6
Rumble III−140 m (−459 ft) New Zealand35°44′42″S 178°28′41″E / 35.745°S 178.478°E / -35.745; 178.4781986
Rumble IV−450 m (−1,480 ft) New Zealand36°08′S 178°03′E / 36.13°S 178.05°E / -36.13; 178.05
Rumble V−1,100 m (−3,610 ft) New Zealand36°08′20″S 178°11′49″E / 36.139°S 178.197°E / -36.139; 178.197
Sedlo Seamount−660 m (−2,170 ft)2,340 m (7,680 ft) Azores40°12.8′N 26°15.8′W / 40.2133°N 26.2633°W / 40.2133; -26.2633
Submarine 1922−5,000 m (−16,400 ft) Indonesia3°58′N 124°10′E / 3.97°N 124.17°E / 3.97; 124.17
Suiyo Seamount−1,418 m (−4,650 ft) Japan28°36′0″N 140°38′0″E / 28.60000°N 140.63333°E / 28.60000; 140.63333
Supply Reef−8 m (−26 ft)[11] Northern Mariana Islands20°08′N 145°06′E / 20.13°N 145.1°E / 20.13; 145.1[11]1989[11]
Tagoro Spain27°36′55″N 18°01′35″W / 27.6153°N 18.0264°W / 27.6153; -18.02642011
Taney Seamounts United States20°07′48″N 125°20′15″E / 20.13°N 125.3375°E / 20.13; 125.3375
Tangaroa−600 m (−1,970 ft) New Zealand36°19′16″S 178°01′41″E / 36.321°S 178.028°E / -36.321; 178.028
Tuzo Wilson Seamounts Canada36°41′18″N 130°54′00″W / 36.6882°N 130.9°W / 36.6882; -130.9Holocene
Vailuluʻu−590 m (−1,940 ft) American Samoa14°12′54″S 169°3′30″W / 14.21500°S 169.05833°W / -14.21500; -169.05833
Vavilov−800 m (−2,600 ft) Italy39°52′N 12°35′E / 39.86°N 12.59°E / 39.86; 12.59
Vema seamount−26 m (−85 ft)4,900 m (16,100 ft)South Atlantic Ocean31°38′S 8°20′E / 31.633°S 8.333°E / -31.633; 8.33311 Million Years Ago
Volcano W−900 m (−2,950 ft) New Zealand31°51′S 179°11′E / 31.85°S 179.18°E / -31.85; 179.18
Unnamed volcano (Ibugos)−24 m (−79 ft) Philippines20°20′N 121°45′E / 20.33°N 121.75°E / 20.33; 121.751854
Walters Shoals−18 m (−59.1 ft)4,750 m (15,580 ft)Indian Ocean33°12′S 43°50′E / 33.200°S 43.833°E / -33.200; 43.833
West Mata−1,100 m (−3,610 ft) Tonga15°06′S 173°45′W / 15.1°S 173.75°W / -15.1; -173.752009
Whakatāne Seamount−900 m (−2,950 ft) New Zealand36°49′S 177°28′E / 36.817°S 177.467°E / -36.817; 177.467
Wright−750 m (−2,460 ft) New Zealand31°30′S 179°12′E / 31.5°S 179.2°E / -31.5; 179.2
Yersey−3,800 m (−12,500 ft) Indonesia7°32′S 123°57′E / 7.53°S 123.95°E / -7.53; 123.95

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Banua Wuhu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Campi Flegrei Mar Sicilia". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  5. ↑ Bird, Maryann (20 March 2000). "Fire from the Sea". Time magazine. Archived from the original on 2011-12-14. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
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  7. ↑ "Home Reef". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  8. ↑ Leat, P. T.; Pearce, J. A.; Barker, P. F.; Millar, I. L.; Barry, T. L.; Larter, R. D. (30 October 2004). "Magma genesis and mantle flow at a subducting slab edge: the South Sandwich arc-basin system". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 227 (1): 17–35. Bibcode:2004E&PSL.227...17L. doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2004.08.016. ISSN 0012-821X.
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