tablemount
noun[C]
geologyspecializeduk/ˈteɪ.bəl.maʊnt/us/ˈteɪ.bəl.maʊnt/amountainunder theseawith aflattop:
海底平顶山,平顶海山Tablemounts are flat-toppedvolcanicconesthatlie3,000–6,000feetbelowsealevelandrise9,000–15,000feetabove theoceanfloor.海底平顶山是平顶的火山锥,位于海平面下3000-6000英尺,高出海底9000-15000英尺。
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- Most of the 2,000knowntablemounts areconcentratedin thewesternPacific.
- Iranacrossthis tablemount off thecoastofsouthernCalifornia.
- The north-southlineof tablemounts in thenorthwesternPacificare in the Emperor Seamounts, also anentirelysubmergedrange.
- Reed Bank, a tablemount near the Philippinecoast, isrichinuntappedoilandgasdeposits.
Geography: hills & mountains
- acclivity
- craggy
- escarpment
- esker
- highlands
- landform
- Marilyn
- mesa
- mid-ocean ridge
- motte
- pinnacle
- precipitous
- scarp
- slope
- spur
- steep
- the Adirondack Mountains
- the Alaska Range
- the Alps
- the Andes
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