Geology, in plain language
What is
guyot?
A flat-topped, fully submerged seamount — the remains of a volcanic island that sank before coral reef growth could keep pace, its peak worn flat by wave erosion while it was still near the surface.
A flat-topped, fully submerged seamount — the remains of a volcanic island that sank before coral reef growth could keep pace, its peak worn flat by wave erosion while it was still near the surface.