Takuyo-Daisan

Takuyo-Daisan
Takuyo-Daisan
Takuyo-Daisan (Oceania)
Location offshore Japan
Summit depth1,409 m (4,623 ft)
Location
LocationWestern Pacific Ocean
GroupJapanese Seamounts
Coordinates34°12′N 144°18′E / 34.2°N 144.3°E / 34.2; 144.3
CountryJapan
Geology
TypeGuyot
Age of rockCretaceous
Last activityAptian

Takuyo-Daisan is a guyot in the Western Pacific Ocean off Japan. It is 1,409 metres (4,623 ft) deep and has a square-shaped flat top surrounded by a perimeter ridge. Several other seamounts lie nearby.

The seamount formed as a volcanic island during the Cretaceous in the area currently occupied by French Polynesia. Subsequently reefs developed around the volcanic island and generated a carbonate platform which drowned during the Albian along with several other such platforms in the world.