Spotlight 12: Sedlo Seamount

Sedlo is an isolated seamount in the Northeast Atlantic, 180 km northwest of Graciosa Island, within the Azores/Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, at 40°12.8’N, 26°15.8’ W. Sedlo is elongated, flat-topped, about 75 km by 30 km, and has three peaks. It rises steeply from a depth of about 3000 m, rea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ricardo S. Santos, Fernando Tempera, Gui Menezes, Filipe Porteiro, Telmo Morato
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Oceanography Society 2010
Subjects:
Sedlo
seamounts
Azores
Oceanography
GC1-1581
Northeast Atlantic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d37216ed31084d80ba69574a857e2615
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Summary:Sedlo is an isolated seamount in the Northeast Atlantic, 180 km northwest of Graciosa Island, within the Azores/Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, at 40°12.8’N, 26°15.8’ W. Sedlo is elongated, flat-topped, about 75 km by 30 km, and has three peaks. It rises steeply from a depth of about 3000 m, reaching 660 m at its shallowest part. The tablemount shape of this massif indicates that its top was once located at sea level and was abraded by oceanic swells before subsiding considerably.

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