Daiichi-Kashima Seamount (original) (raw)

Daiichi-Kashima Seamount is a guyot in the Pacific Ocean off Japan. It is about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) high and reaches a depth of 3,540 metres (11,610 ft). Daiichi-Kashima formed during the Barremian as a result of volcanic activity; during the Albian reefs formed on the seamount and generated a limestone cap. The seamount later.