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'''Ampère Seamount''' is a [[seamount]] in the Atlantic Ocean, 410 km south-west of Portugal and 470km west of Morocco. |
'''Ampère Seamount''' is a [[seamount]] in the Atlantic Ocean, 410 km south-west of Portugal and 470km west of Morocco. |
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It is located at 35°02’N and 12°54’W, the nearest above-water rock is at 380 |
It is located at 35°02’N and 12°54’W, the nearest above-water rock is at {{convert|380|km|nmi|abbr=on}} southwest - ''Rocha do Nordeste'' also known nowadays as Ilhéu de Fora of [[Porto Santo Island]] of the [[Madeira]] archipelago. The closest point in [[Europe]] is at 410 km northeast - the Lighthouse of [[Cabo de São Vicente]], the most southwestern point of [[Portugal]] and of the mainland of Europe. The closest point in [[Africa]] |
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is at 430 km east - the ''Pharo El Beddouza'' [[Morocco]], at 630 km is [[Tangere]] and 650 km to [[Strait of Gibraltar]]. This [[seamount]] is about 90 x 40 km, it rises from ocean depths of about 4500 m well into the [[euphotic zone]]. The summit topography is rather disturbed with a summit plateau ~ 6 x 3 km in about 120 m and a peak reaching up to 55 m below the water surface. |
is at 430 km east - the ''Pharo El Beddouza'' [[Morocco]], at 630 km is [[Tangere]] and 650 km to [[Strait of Gibraltar]]. This [[seamount]] is about 90 x 40 km, it rises from ocean depths of about 4500 m well into the [[euphotic zone]]. The summit topography is rather disturbed with a summit plateau ~ 6 x 3 km in about 120 m and a peak reaching up to 55 m below the water surface. |
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Ampère Seamount is a seamount in the Atlantic Ocean, 410 km south-west of Portugal and 470km west of Morocco.
It is located at 35°02’N and 12°54’W, the nearest above-water rock is at 380 km (210 nmi) southwest - Rocha do Nordeste also known nowadays as Ilhéu de Fora of Porto Santo Island of the Madeira archipelago. The closest point in Europe is at 410 km northeast - the Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente, the most southwestern point of Portugal and of the mainland of Europe. The closest point in Africa is at 430 km east - the Pharo El Beddouza Morocco, at 630 km is Tangere and 650 km to Strait of Gibraltar. This seamount is about 90 x 40 km, it rises from ocean depths of about 4500 m well into the euphotic zone. The summit topography is rather disturbed with a summit plateau ~ 6 x 3 km in about 120 m and a peak reaching up to 55 m below the water surface.
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35°02′N 12°54′W / 35.033°N 12.900°W
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