Ōjin Seamount, also called Ōjin Guyot, named after
Emperor Ōjin
, also known as (alternatively spelled 譽田別命, 誉田別命, 品陀和気命, 譽田分命, 誉田別尊, 品陀別命) or , was the 15th (possibly legendary) Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.
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, 15th Emperor of
Japan
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, is a
guyot of the
Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain in the
Pacific Ocean
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It erupted 55 million years ago.
See also
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List of volcanoes in the Hawaiian – Emperor seamount chain
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Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
Guyots
Hotspot volcanoes
Seamounts of the Pacific Ocean
Eocene volcanoes
Paleogene Oceania
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