Explorer Seamount
{{short description|Seamount on the Explorer Ridge in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada}}
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| map_caption=Location of Explorer Seamount
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| location= North Pacific Ocean
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| country =Canada
| type=Submarine volcano
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| age=Holocene
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The Explorer Seamount is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. It is on the Explorer Ridge, a tectonic spreading centre that separates the Pacific and Explorer plates and so the volcanism is rift-related. It is the namesake of the Explorer Ridge.
Explorer Seamount is named after the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey ship {{ship|USC&GS|Explorer|OSS 28}}, which operated from 1940 to 1943 in the northern Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Alaska.[http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/history.htm National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency - Undersea Features History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217003738/http://earth-info.nga.mil/gns/html/history.htm |date=2013-02-17 }}
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References
- [http://livingoceans.org/files/Maps_PDF/gen_topo_bc_3c_2008.pdf British Columbia Marine Topography]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Category:Seamounts of the Pacific Ocean
Category:Volcanoes of British Columbia
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