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Seamount X| John Seach
Mariana Islands
13.40 N, 143.92 E
summit elevation -1230 m
Submarine volcano
Seamount X is located 70 km west of Guam. A survey in 2003 showed a strong hydrothermal plume near the summit. A large deposit of sulfur that was located which was covered with thousands of squat lobsters.
Further reading
Fryer, P., et al. "Volcanoes of the southwestern extension of the active Mariana island arc: New swath-mapping and geochemical studies." Island Arc 7.3 (1998): 596-607.
Seamount X Eruptions
Hydrothermal activity occurs at the volcano.