Taney Seamounts

The Taney Seamounts are a range of five extinct underwater volcanoes located 300 kilometres (160 nmi; 190 mi) west of San Francisco on the Pacific Plate.^[2] The seamounts were identified during the United States Geological Survey's scan of the Exclusive Economic Zone,^[3] conducted in the 1980s with the GLORIA sidescan sonar.^[4]

Taney Seamounts
Taney Seamounts Bathymetry of the seamount chain
Highest point
Coordinates	36.6882°N 125.3375°W / 36.6882; -125.3375 [1]
Dimensions
Volume	11 km3 (3 cu mi) to 187 km3 (45 cu mi) in volume[2]
Geography
Location	Pacific Ocean, west of San Francisco
Peaks	Five seamounts (underwater volcanoes)
Geology
Rock age	~26 million years[2]
Mountain type	Volcanic chain