Kimmei Seamount

is an underwater volcano (seamount) of the  Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain in the Pacific Ocean.Tarduno, John A. et al.  "The Emperor Seamounts: southward motion of the Hawaiian hotspot plume in Earth's mantle," Science, 22 August 2003, pp. 1064-1069 DOI:10.1126/science.1086442; Geographic.org, "Kimmei Seamount"; retrieved 2012-6-14.  Kimmei is an extinct volcano.Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute,  "Life-cycle of Hawaiian hot spot volcanoes" ; retrieved 2012-6-14.

This seabed mountain is named after Emperor Kimmei of Japan.

The last eruption from Kimmei seamount was 40 million years ago. VolcanoLive, Kimmei Seamount Kimmei was formed at least 47.9 million years ago.TenBruggencate, Jan (2006).  "Hawaiian geology gets update," Honolulu Advertiser (US). September 4, 2006; retrieved 2012-6-10.

Related pages
 Submarine volcano
 Active volcano
 Dormant volcano

References

Other websites
 Seamount Biogeosciences Network,  database

Category:Seamounts
Category:Pacific Ocean
Category:Volcanoes of Oceania