Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Hawaiian–Emperor_seamount_chain
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf seamount chain
gptkbp:ageRange 80 million years to present
gptkbp:countryOfCitizenship gptkb:United_States_(Hawaii)
International waters
gptkbp:directionA northwest-southeast
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Harry_Hammond_Hess
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:volcanic_activity
Pacific Plate movement over a hotspot
gptkbp:hotspot Hawaii hotspot
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Hawaiian_Islands
gptkb:Emperor_Seamounts
gptkbp:length about 6,200 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Emperor_of_Japan
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Emperor_Bend
gptkbp:notablePeak gptkb:Midway_Atoll
gptkb:Detroit_Seamount
gptkb:Koko_Seamount
gptkb:Loihi_Seamount
gptkb:Suiko_Seamount
gptkbp:researchImportance plate tectonics
hotspot theory
gptkbp:tectonicActivity gptkb:Pacific_Plate
gptkbp:volcanicOrigin active at Loihi Seamount
inactive at older seamounts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4