seamount chain

Japanese: seamount chain(英語表記)seamountchain
seamount chain

… seamount a large, isolated elevation, characterized by a cone shape. seamount chain a line of several seamounts. plateau a significant area of ​​flat or nearly flat land that deepens suddenly on one or more sides.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "seamount chain" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 海山seamount大きな孤立した高まりで,円錐形をなすのが特徴。 海山列seamount chain一線に並ぶいくつかの海山。 海台plateauかなりの広さを有する平たんないしはほぼ平たんな地域で,その一方またはそれ以上の方向が急に深くなっているもの。…

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