Cobb Seamount
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Cobb Seamount is a large submarine volcanic seamount in the northeast Pacific Ocean, notable as a prominent undersea feature and rich marine habitat off the coast of North America.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cobb Seamount canonical | 2 |
| Cobb–Eickelberg Seamount chain | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
seamount
ⓘ
submarine volcano ⓘ |
| baseDepthBelowSeaLevel | approximately 3000 metres ⓘ |
| composition | basalt ⓘ |
| countryExclusiveEconomicZone | Canada ⓘ |
| discoveredBy |
United States Coast Survey
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
|
| discoveryMethod | echo sounding ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeafloor | approximately 2700 metres ⓘ |
| geologicalAge | Miocene ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | hotspot volcanism ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalRole |
stepping-stone habitat for marine species
ⓘ
undersea oasis ⓘ |
| hasFeature | flat-topped summit ⓘ |
| hasHabitatType |
coralline algae beds
ⓘ
deep-sea coral habitat ⓘ rocky reef ⓘ |
| hasManagementMeasure | fisheries closures on summit area ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
commercial fisheries
ⓘ
marine biodiversity ⓘ |
| isPartOf | North Pacific seamount province ⓘ |
| isSiteOf | intense plankton productivity ⓘ |
| isUnderJurisdictionOf | Fisheries and Oceans Canada ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern North Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
northeast Pacific Ocean
|
| locatedOffCoastOf |
British Columbia
ⓘ
North America ⓘ Washington State, United States ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| namedAfter | Cobb research vessel ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| ocean | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cobb Seamount
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cobb–Eickelberg Seamount chain
|
| shape | guyot ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
benthic ecology studies
ⓘ
fisheries research ⓘ oceanographic research ⓘ |
| summitDepthBelowSeaLevel |
approximately 34 metres
ⓘ
approximately 40 metres ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
Pacific ocean perch
ⓘ
cold-water corals ⓘ crustaceans ⓘ rockfish ⓘ sablefish ⓘ sponges ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
bottom-contact fishing gear
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ ocean acidification ⓘ |
| volcanicProvince | Cobb hotspot ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cobb–Eickelberg Seamount chain