Hess Rise

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Hess Rise is a large submarine volcanic plateau in the North Pacific Ocean that forms part of the Emperor Seamount chain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf submarine volcanic plateau
undersea feature
age Mesozoic to early Cenozoic
associatedWith Emperor Seamounts NERFINISHED
Hawaiian hotspot
bathymetricExpression broad topographic high on the seafloor
composition basaltic rocks
country international waters
coveredBy deep ocean water
dataSource bathymetric mapping
magnetic anomaly data
seismic reflection profiles
discoveredBy mid-20th century marine surveys
distanceFromLand far from any continental margin
elevationRelativeToSeafloor rises thousands of meters above surrounding abyssal plain
featureType guyot-bearing plateau
formedBy hotspot volcanism
formedDuring Pacific basin evolution
geologicalOrigin volcanic
hasPart guyots
submerged volcanic edifices
importance constrains history of the Hawaii–Emperor bend
records motion of the Pacific Plate over hotspots
locatedIn North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
locatedOn Pacific Plate interior
maximumDepth seafloor summit lies well below sea level
namedAfter Harry Hammond Hess NERFINISHED
ocean Pacific Ocean
overlainBy pelagic sediments
partOf Emperor Seamount chain NERFINISHED
Hawaii–Emperor seamount chain NERFINISHED
plateMotionIndicator yes
relatedFeature Mid-Pacific Mountains NERFINISHED
Ontong Java Plateau NERFINISHED
Shatsky Rise NERFINISHED
relativeLocation north of Mid-Pacific Mountains
northwest of Hawaiian Islands
west of the main Hawaiian Ridge
researchMethod dredge sampling
marine geophysical surveys
seafloorProvince North Pacific large igneous province NERFINISHED
studiedInDiscipline marine geology
plate tectonics
tectonicSetting Pacific Plate NERFINISHED
volcanicActivityStatus extinct

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