GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -A seamount is an underwater mountain formed by volcanic activity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Also known as seamounts (underwater mountains), submarine volcanoes can be just as violent and in some cases larger than those on land.

Detailed explanation-3: -Seamounts are underwater volcanoes found in every ocean. They can form in different ways, but most are remnants of extinct volcanoes. Seamounts are generally found at mid-tectonic plate regions, called hotspots, and near the boundaries of tectonic plates.

Detailed explanation-4: -Isolated seamounts and those without clear volcanic origins are less common; examples include Bollons Seamount, Eratosthenes Seamount, Axial Seamount and Gorringe Ridge. If all known seamounts were collected into one area, they would make a landform the size of Europe.

Detailed explanation-5: -This last volcano may seem unfamiliar, perhaps because its name was recently updated: in July 2021, Lōʻihi Seamount was renamed Kamaʻehuakanaloa by the Hawaii Board on Geographic Names. The former name was introduced in 1955 by Dr. Kenneth O.