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They are known to often form large aggregations, particularly around seamounts, oceanic islands, and along continental shelves.
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Satellites Map Out Seafloor as Never Before Why These Deep-Sea Species Are Vulnerable
Along ridges where seamounts can be large but widely separated, the seamounts are typically entire worlds themselves.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Discover Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
After drifting over a seamount, it got caught in a water vortex caused by ocean currents hitting the underwater mountain, which cause the iceberg to rotate about 15 degrees per day.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
The steep slopes, ridges, and tops of seamounts in the South Pacific and elsewhere are home to a rich variety of marine life, including large pools of undiscovered species.
—Alan B. Sielen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
Satellites Map Out Seafloor as Never Before Why These Deep-Sea Species Are Vulnerable
Along ridges where seamounts can be large but widely separated, the seamounts are typically entire worlds themselves.
—Ashley Balzer Vigil, Discover Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024
After drifting over a seamount, it got caught in a water vortex caused by ocean currents hitting the underwater mountain, which cause the iceberg to rotate about 15 degrees per day.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
The steep slopes, ridges, and tops of seamounts in the South Pacific and elsewhere are home to a rich variety of marine life, including large pools of undiscovered species.
—Alan B. Sielen, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2013
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seamount
noun
sea·mount
ˈsē-ˌmau̇nt 
: a submarine mountain
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