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An underwater mountain is known as a "guyot" or a flat topped underwater sea mount. They often do not show up on naval charts and submarines have accidentally run into them. The USS RAY (SSN-653) ran into a coral guyot in the Mediterranean Sea on 20 September 1977 and was severly damaged.
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The mountain range that winds through earth's oceans is called what?
The mountain range that winds through Earth's oceans is called the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It is a continuous underwater mountain range that is one of the longest mountain ranges in the world.
What the worlds longest mountain range that lies under water?
The most well known would be the Hawaiian island mountain range caused by underwater volcanic activity. Underwater.
Which part of the ocean is part of the continuous underwater mountain range that circles earth?
Mid- ocean ridge is the part of the continuous underwater mountain range that circles earth.
Where is Christmas mountain range underwater near Florida?
The Christmas Mountain Range is an underwater mountain range located off the coast of Florida, specifically near the eastern coast in the Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the larger Florida Escarpment, which features various submerged geological formations. This range is not as well-known as other underwater features but contributes to the complex underwater topography of the region.
Are Hawaii Islands the highest underwater mountain range?
yes
What did Louise Arner Boyd discover?
an underwater mountain range
Would you expect to see a folded-mountain range at a mid-ocean range?
Of course! Mountain ranges can be underwater! Right?...
What are a row of mountains called?
mountain range
Which part of the ocean floor is part of continuous underwater mountain range that circles earth?
Mid- ocean ridge is the part of the continuous underwater mountain range that circles earth.
A chain of mountain is called?
A Mountain Range
What is the earth largest and highest mountain range?
The highest mountain range is the Himalayas, The longest mountain range is the Andes(7000km, or 4300 miles long), If you are including underwater mountain ranges the longest mountain range is called the Ocean ridges, it is a chain of mountains that runs on the sea floor of five ocean across the world, the total length of the system is 80000km or 49700 miles.
What is an ocean ridge formed by?
An ocean ridge is and underwater mountain range which is formed in the same way as an above water mountain range, by plate tectonics.
