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Also known as tablemount

thumb|right|350px|The Bear Seamount (left), a guyot in the northern [[Atlantic Ocean]]

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thumb|right|350px|The Bear Seamount (left), a guyot in the northern [[Atlantic Ocean]]

In marine geology, a guyot (), also called a tablemount, is an isolated underwater volcanic mountain (seamount) with a flat top more than below the surface of the sea. The diameters of these flat summits can exceed . Guyots are most commonly found in the Pacific Ocean, but they have been identified in all the oceans except the Arctic Ocean. They are analogous to tables (such as mesas) on land.

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