The Paps Explained

The Paps
Depth:1,600 m
Height:2,700 m
Location:North Atlantic
Age:91.1 ± 0.2 Ma
Group:Canary Islands Seamount Province
Coordinates:25.92°N -20.3°W

The Paps is a Cretaceous seamount of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the Canary Islands Seamount Province (CISP). Featuring an elongated shape, it has a height of 2,700 metres.

Description

The seamount lies at about 25.92°N 20.30°W, about 300 km to the southwest of El Hierro. The age of the seamount has been estimated to 91.1 ± 0.2 million years. The seamount, whose top rises up to 1,600 m below sea level from a base that stands at 4,300 m below sea level, consists of a main block elongated along a N–S direction, featuring a secondary NW–SE ridge sprouting from the south east of the main edifice. It features a surface of 2,080 km2.

Common features with the neighbouring Drago seamount, such an elongated shape and the presence of several small volcanic cones, suggest both seamounts may share a similar formation process.

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