Mariana Arc

Explore the volcanoes of the Submarine Ring of Fire 2006 expedition by clicking on the thumbnails below to see a three-dimensional image or a
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Ahyi submarine volcano, looking toward the southwest. Depths in this image range from 56 to 2,980 m (184 to 9,775 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is about 25 m. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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Daikoku submarine volcano, looking toward the west/southwest. Depths in this image range from 323 to 2,763 m (1,059 to 9,063 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is about 25 m. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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East Diamante submarine volcano, looking toward the south/southwest. Depths in this image range from 136 to 2,744 m (446 to 9,000 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is about 25 m. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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Esmeralda Bank submarine volcano, looking toward the southeast. Depths in this image range from 54 to 2,052 m (177 to 6,730 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (25 m resolution) overlaid on SeaBat data (50 m resolution). Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground. SeaBat data courtesy of Yoshihiko Tamura, JAMSTEC.

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Maug submarine volcanic caldera, looking toward the west. Depths in this image range from 25 to 241 m (82 to 790 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is 5 to 10 m at this water depth. Distance indicated is meters in foreground.

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Minami Kasuga-2 submarine volcano, looking toward the northeast. Depths in this image range from 320 to 3,100 m (317 to 10,168 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (25 m resolution) are overlaid on SeaBat data (50 m resolution). Bathymetry data are two times vertically exaggerated. Distance indicated is kilometers in the foreground. SeaBat data are courtesy of Ko-ichi Nakamura, National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan.

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Nikko submarine volcano, looking toward the north. Depths in this image range from 383 to 2,705 m (1,256 to 8,872 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (25 m resolution) are overlaid on SeaBat data (50 m resolution). Bathymetry data are two times vertically exaggerated. Distance indicated is kilometers in the foreground. SeaBat data are courtesy of Ko-ichi Nakamura, National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan.

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Northwest Eifuku submarine volcano, looking toward the northeast. Depths in this image range from 1,563 to 3,396 m (5,127 to 11,139 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is about 35 m at this water depth. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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Northwest Rota-1 submarine volcano, looking toward the north. Depths in this image range from 550 to 3,400 m (1,804 to 11,152 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is about 30 m. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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Ruby submarine volcano, looking toward the southeast. Depths in this image range from 184 to 2,955 m (604 to 9,692 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is about 25 m. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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Seamount-X submarine volcano, looking toward the northeast. Depths in this image range from 1,200 to 3,800 m (3,936 to 12,464 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (about 35 m resolution at this water depth) overlaid on MR1 data (100-m grid-cell size). Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground. MR1 data courtesy of University of Hawaii.

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West Rota submarine volcano, looking toward the northeast. Depths in this image range from 304 to 3,226 m (997 to 10,591 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data (about 30 m resolution at this water depth) are overlaid on SeaBat data (about 50 meter resolution at this depth). Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground. SeaBat data courtesy of Yoshihiko Tamura, JAMSTEC.

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Zealandia Bank submarine volcano, looking toward the northeast. Depths in this image range from 144 to 2,327 m (472 to 7,633 ft). Image is two times vertically exaggerated. EM300 bathymetry data resolution is about 25 m. Distance indicated is kilometers in foreground.

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