seamount
/see-mount/US // ˈsiˌmaʊnt //UK // (ˈsiːˌmaʊnt) //
海隆,海山,海隆峰,海峰
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
Examples
Other “triple win” areas are centered around mid-oceanic ridges, where the seafloor is ripped open by plate tectonics, and seamounts — where underwater volcanism gives rise to submarine peaks.
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