United States · Stratovolcano
Forecast Seamount
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 1456m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Northwestern Pacific / 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
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
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No eruption records available.
Nearby volcanoes
External links
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- Smithsonian GVP source page
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