What is a guyot?
Posted by Ocean Facts on 21 July, 2009
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A guyot is a seamount, or undersea mountain. Seamounts are formed by volcanic activity and can be taller than 3,000 meters (10,000 feet). They can be isolated or part of large mountain chains. The New England Seamount contains more than 30 peaks that stretch 1,600 kilometers (994 miles) from the coast of New England....