Peirce Seamount
| Peirce Seamount | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Summit depth | 1,800 m (5,906 ft) |
| Location | |
| Location | North Pacific Ocean |
| Coordinates | 53°26′N 136°19′W / 53.44°N 136.32°WCoordinates: 53°26′N 136°19′W / 53.44°N 136.32°W |
| Country | Canada |
| Geology | |
| Type | Submarine volcano |
Peirce Seamount, also called Pierce Seamount, is a seamount located in the Pacific Ocean west of the Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada. It lies between Denson Seamount and Hodgkins Seamount and is member of the Kodiak-Bowie Seamount chain, a chain of seamounts in southeastern Gulf of Alaska stretching from the Aleutian Trench in the north to Bowie Seamount in the south.
See also
References
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, August 08, 2009. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.