Suiko Seamount

guyot of the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain in the Pacific Ocean. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Suiko Seamount (推古海山) is an underwater volcano (seamount) of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain in the Pacific Ocean.[1] Suiko is an extinct volcano.[2]

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The undersea Emperor seamount chain includes Suko

The seamount is also known as the "Suiko Guyot" because it has a flat top.[3] This undersea geologic feature is also called a "guyot" or "tablemount".[4]

This seabed mountain is named after Empress Suiko of Japan.

The last eruption from Suiko seamount was 60 million years ago.[5]

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