⛰️ Osbourn Seamount

New Zealand · Oceania · 26.00°S, 174.83°W

The Osbourn Seamount is a seamount in the south-west Pacific Ocean. It is the westernmost and oldest unsubducted seamount of the Louisville Ridge, with an estimated age of 78.8 ± 1.3 Ma. Like other seamounts comprising the Louisville Ridge, it was formed by the Louisville hotspot which is currently located 4,300 km (2,700 mi) away near the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge.

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Quick facts

Country	New Zealand
Continent / region	Oceania
Coordinates (approx.)	26.00°S, 174.83°W · view on map

Osbourn Seamount is located in New Zealand, in Oceania.

More seamounts in New Zealand

Brothers Seamount · Havre Seamount · James Healy Seamount · Joseph Gilbert Seamount · Monowai (seamount).

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