Esmeralda Bank

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Esmeralda Bank is a notable submarine volcano located within the Mariana volcanic arc in the western Pacific Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf seamount
submarine volcano
composition basaltic rocks
country United States of America
surface form: United States
discoveredBy oceanographic surveys
elevation summit rises to about 43 m below sea level
eruptionStyle submarine volcanism
geologicalAge Quaternary
hasFeature active hydrothermal system
fumarolic activity
hydrothermal vents
multiple summit craters
hazardType submarine eruption
tsunami potential
locatedIn Northern Mariana Islands
surface form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Mariana volcanic arc
Pacific Ocean
western Pacific Ocean
locatedNear Saipan
Tinian
locatedOn Mariana subduction zone
surface form: Mariana forearc region
monitoredBy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
surface form: NOAA

United States Geological Survey
surface form: U.S. Geological Survey
namedAfter Corvette Esmeralda
surface form: Esmeralda (ship or historical name)
overridingPlate Philippine Sea Plate
partOf Izu–Bonin Arc
surface form: Izu–Bonin–Mariana Arc system
relativeLocation north of Tinian
south of Saipan
subductingPlate Pacific Plate
summitDepth approximately 43 m
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
subduction zone
volcanicArc Mariana volcanic arc
surface form: Mariana Arc
volcanicStatus potentially active

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