In marine geology, a knoll is defined as a rounded underwater hill, not exceeding 1000 meters in height. [1] Any rounded underwater features exceeding that height are referred to as seamounts. [2] They are believed to cover around 16.3% of the world's seafloor. [3]
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- ^ "Standardization of Undersea Feature Names: Guidelines, Proposal Form, and Terminology" (PDF). International Hydrographic Organization. October 2019. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ Government of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (2019-01-16). "Advisory Committee on Undersea Feature Names". www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ^ "Seamounts and knolls need more research | Earth | EarthSky". earthsky.org. 2011-05-15. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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