noun
- underwater mountains that rise from the ocean floor but do not reach the surface
Usage: geological; oceanographic
Examples
- Scientists discovered several new seamounts in the Pacific Ocean.
- The seamounts provide important habitats for deep-sea marine life.
- Many seamounts are formed by volcanic activity on the ocean floor.
- Researchers use sonar to map the locations of seamounts.
- The expedition explored seamounts that rise thousands of feet from the seabed.
- Fish populations often concentrate around seamounts due to nutrient upwelling.