| In summary, we interpret Unit II as a fragment of a volcanic seamount incorporated into an Early Palaeozoic accretionary prism. |
| Atoll: A horseshoe or circular array of islands, capping a coral reef system perched around an oceanic volcanic seamount. |
| Provide protection to this seamount chain and the rich diversity of marine life its supports. |
| At least one seamount chain, the New England Seamounts, lies in the northwestern Atlantic. |
| Studied only sparsely for decades, NOAA expeditions to the seamount in 2002 and 2006 cast light upon its unique deep-sea coral ecosystem. |
| On September 25 signals from the seamount ceased when a transmission cable that carried the signals to land was cut by a deep-sea trawler. |
