"seamount chain" meaning in All languages combined

See seamount chain on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: seamount chains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} seamount chain (plural seamount chains)
  1. (geology, oceanography) A series of underwater volcanoes, or seamounts, that are arranged in a line with a relatively flat seafloor between their bases.

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