It is estimated that there are tens of thousands of seamounts in the world's oceans. They are found in every ocean basins and most latitudes. This map shows the seamounts for which SeamountsOnline currently has data. But note that in many cases, we only have records of one or a few species - the number of seamounts which have been well sampled is much smaller. In creating this map, a strict definition of "seamount" was not used - the map includes some features that are less than 1000m tall. If you are aware of sampling that is not represented here, please let us know.

You may use this map, and all materials on SeamountsOnline, freely for non-commercial uses (only) as long as the source is cited. Please cite this map as: K. Stocks. 2005. Map of Seamounts in SeamountsOnline. SeamountsOnline: an online information system for seamount biology. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://seamounts.sdsc.edu.

updated 2005-05-12