Scientists Aboard Healy Discover First Seamount Since 2003 [Image 1 of 2]

U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER HEALY, AT SEA

08.07.2009

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Patrick Kelley  

U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area

Scientists aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, using a 12kHz multi-beam ecosounder, discovered a new underwater mountain, known as a seamount, on the Arctic floor, Aug. 25. The Healy's high tech mapping system uncovered the seamount, estimated to be at least 1,100 meters tall, in the midst of an otherwise flat and featureless stretch of seafloor approximately 3,800 meters deep. It is located 700 miles north of Alaska. The yet to be named seamount is the first to be discovered since the 2003 discovery of a seamount that was eventually named Healy.

• Date Taken: 08.07.2009
• Date Posted: 08.26.2009 08:43
• Photo ID: 198598
• VIRIN: 090826-O-9999B-001
• Resolution: 1202x676
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• Location: U.S. COAST GUARD CUTTER HEALY, AT SEA