Suiko Seamount | |
Depth: | 951m (3,120feet) |
Height: | 4500m (14,800feet) |
Summit Area: | 3250km2 |
Location: | North Pacific Ocean |
Coordinates: | 44.5833°N 170.3333°W |
Type: | Guyot |
Volcanic Group: | Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain |
Suiko Seamount, also called Suiko Guyot, is a guyot of the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain in the Pacific Ocean.
Suiko Seamount was named by in 1954, and in 1967 the name was approved by the United States Board on Geographic Names. The 33rd Emperor of Japan was Empress Suiko, who reigned from 593 to 628.[1]
The last eruption from Suiko Seamount occurred 60 million years ago, during the Paleogene Period of the Cenozoic Era.[2] [3]
Suiko Seamount rises 4500m (14,800feet) [1] from the floor of the Pacific, to 951m (3,120feet) from the ocean's surface.[1]