Loihi Seamount

GPTKB entity

Statements (27)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf submarine volcano
gptkbp:age less than 400,000 years
gptkbp:composition granite
gptkbp:contains hydrothermal vents
gptkbp:coordinates 18°55′N 155°16′W
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:U.S._Navy
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1950s
gptkbp:distanceFromHawaiiIsland about 35 km southeast
gptkbp:futureIsland may become the next Hawaiian island
gptkbp:growthForm several centimeters per year
gptkbp:heightFromSeafloor about 3,000 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Loihi Seamount
gptkbp:lastEruption 1996
gptkbp:location gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
off the southeast coast of Hawaii Island
gptkbp:maximumDepth about 975 meters
gptkbp:namedAfter Hawaiian word for 'long'
gptkbp:notableFeature active hydrothermal vent fields
frequent seismic activity
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Hawaiian–Emperor_seamount_chain
gptkbp:studiedBy submersibles such as Pisces V
gptkbp:tectonicSetting Hawaii hotspot
gptkbp:volcanoType effusive
submarine volcano
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Hawaiian–Emperor_seamount_chain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5