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Seward Seaport Record
Seward, Alaska
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Discovery of a new mile-high seamount named 'Holiday' in the Gulf of Alaska, announced by Dr. Roger Revelle of Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif. The flat-topped mountain, three miles across, lies a mile under the sea surface at 55 degrees north, 143 degrees 70.3 minutes west.
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La Jolla, Calif., (AP) Discovery of a new mile-high mountain under the Gulf of Alaska was announced here today.
The top of the mountain which is flat and about three miles across, is a mile under the sea's surface.
Dr. Roger Revelle, Director of the University of California's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, made the announcement.
He said the seamount (as such isolated and submerged mountains are called by oceanographers) was discovered by the institution's research vessel Horizon.
Several such seamounts have previously been discovered in the Gulf of Alaska. The new one is among the highest. It has been named "Holiday" and is located at 55 degrees north, 143 degrees 70.3 minutes west.
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the seamount has been named "holiday" and is located at 55 degrees north, 143 degrees 70.3 minutes west.
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Discovery of a new mile-high seamount under the Gulf of Alaska by the research vessel Horizon of the University of California's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The top is flat, about three miles across, and a mile under the sea's surface. Several such seamounts have previously been discovered in the area, and this one is among the highest.