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A guyot started as an oceanic mountain. Whether due to rising tide, or to a short period of formation, it did not rise very far above the water.
As tides would strike the area above the surface of the water, they would remove materials and wash them back out into the ocean.
Because the force of a wave is significantly lessened even a few feet below the surface, the area of the mountain below the surface did not experience the extensive pummeling that the area above did. This disparity in erosion caused only the top part to erode away.
Eventually the entire top of the mountain was eroded away leaving a flattened top and, thusly, a guyot.
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What is the description of a guyot?
A guyot is a flat-topped sea mount
What are unusual flat-topped seamounts in the ocean called?
Unusual flat-topped seamounts in the ocean are called Guyots. Guyots are submerged volcanic mountains with a flat top that has been eroded by waves and currents over time.
Which undersea volcanic has a flat peak?
Guyot
Is a guyot a flat topped underwater volcano?
Yes, that is the definition of a guyot. Or perhaps limited to a 'mountain' until you know for certain that it was a volcano.
The meaning of a guyot?
it means either a flat topped submarine mountain or a flat topped seamount.
What is the flat topped sea mount which may once have been a volcano?
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An underwater volcano with a sliced top?
guyot
What causes the flattened top of a guyot?
The flattened top of a guyot is primarily caused by erosion and wave action when the seamount is at or near sea level. Over time, as tectonic activity causes the seamount to sink below the ocean surface, the top becomes submerged, resulting in the characteristic flat shape. Additionally, the process of volcanic activity that forms guyots can also contribute to their flat tops, as the peaks are worn down by the ocean's currents and waves.
Flat-topped seamounts which exhibit prior surface erosion are called?
Guyot
Whats another word for a underwater volcanic mountain?
We'd call the underwater geographic feature thus described a tablemount or guyot. It's a seamount, which is an underwater mountain, with a flat or platform top.
What is a guyouts?
A guyot, also known as a tablemount, is a flat-topped seamount. It was named after the Swiss-American geographer and geologist Arnold Henry Guyot. The term was coined around 1946 by Harry Hammond Hess. Guyots are most commonly found in the Pacific Ocean.
What are underwater mountain range called?
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.
