Ferrel Seamount is a small
seamount
A seamount is a large geologic landform that rises from the ocean floor that does not reach to the water's surface (sea level), and thus is not an island, islet or cliff-rock. Seamounts are typically formed from extinct volcanoes that rise abru ...
(
underwater volcano) west of Baja California, at . Ferrel seamount has been
mapped approximately 18% by the
USGS, and has two summits. It is located in the Baja California seamounts region, and sits on the edge of the
abyssal plain.
References
Seamounts of the Pacific Ocean
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