Ampère Seamount

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Ampère Seamount is an underwater mountain in the Atlantic Ocean named in honor of the French physicist and mathematician André-Marie Ampère.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf seamount
undersea mountain
belongsTo international waters
countryClosestTo Portugal
elevationAboveSeafloor approximately 3000 m
environment deep sea
marine
featureOf North Atlantic seamount province
geologicalOrigin volcanic
hasCoordinateSystem geographic coordinates
hasFeature flat-topped summit
steep flanks
hasHabitat deep-sea coral communities
fish aggregations
sponge grounds
hasInfluenceOn local ocean currents
regional biodiversity patterns
hasSeafloorType hard substrate areas
sediment-covered slopes
isMappedIn nautical charts of the North Atlantic
isReferencedIn marine geology literature
oceanographic databases
isSubjectOf bathymetric mapping
biological sampling campaigns
oceanographic surveys
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: Atlantic Ocean
locatedOn Ampère Seamount Plateau
linked to: Ampère Seamount
locatedSouthOf Azores
locatedSouthwestOf Portugal mainland
locatedWestOf Morocco
namedAfter André-Marie Ampère
namedBy marine geologists
namingReason to honor André-Marie Ampère
oceanBasin North Atlantic Basin
partOf Ampère Seamount Complex
linked to: Ampère Seamount

Mid-Atlantic seamount chain
studiedFor benthic ecosystems
marine geology
ocean circulation
summitDepth approximately 55 m
less than 100 m

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André-Marie Ampère eponymOf Ampère Seamount
Ampère Seamount partOf Ampère Seamount Complex
linked to: Ampère Seamount
Ampère Seamount locatedOn Ampère Seamount Plateau
linked to: Ampère Seamount