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Forecast Seamount

Stratovolcano · United States · 1456m (submarine)

A view from a submersible during a 2006 NOAA Vents Program expedition shows a glimpse of a biological community at a Forecast Seamount vent site. Hydrothermal fluid temperatures were measured up to 200°C, one of the highest temperature vent systems known in the Mariana arc.
A view from a submersible during a 2006 NOAA Vents Program expedition shows a glimpse of a biological community at a Forecast Seamount vent site. Hydrothermal fluid temperatures were measured up to 200°C, one of the highest temperature vent systems known in the Mariana arc. · Photo: Image courtesy of Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 Exploration, NOAA Vents Program. · Wikimedia Commons
Type
Stratovolcano
Country
United States
Region
Northwestern Pacific Volcanic Regions / Mariana Volcanic Arc
Elevation
1456m (submarine)
Coordinates
13.400, 143.920
Last eruption
Unknown
Tectonic setting
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Landform
Composite
Major rock type
No Data (checked)
Geological summary

Forecast Seamount lies about 70 km W of the southern tip of Guam and about 19 km NW of Seamount X. Hydrothermal fluid temperatures up to 200°C, one of the highest temperature vent systems known in the Mariana arc, were measured during a 2006 NOAA expedition.

Eruption history

Detailed timeline

No eruption records available.

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