Atlantis Massif

Atlantis Massif
Atlantis Massif
	The seafloor of the Atlantis Massif, showing white corals and an apparent spotted fish
	Undersea topography of the Atlantis Massif highlighting the location of the Lost City Hydrothermal Field
Summit depth	700 metres (2,297 ft)
Height	14,000 feet (4,267 m)
Location
Location	North Atlantic Ocean
Coordinates	30°08′N 42°08′W / 30.13°N 42.13°W
Geology
Type	Undersea massif
Volcanic arc/chain	Lost City Hydrothermal Field
Age of rock	Early Pleistocene; ~2-1.5 Ma
History
Discovery date	2000
First visit	2016

The Atlantis Massif is a prominent undersea massif in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a dome-shaped region approximately 10 miles (16 km) across and rising about 14,000 feet (4,267 m) from the sea floor. It is located at approximately 30°8′N latitude 42°8′W longitude; just east of the intersection of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge with the Atlantis Transform Fault. The highest point of the massif is around 700 metres (2,297 ft) beneath the surface.^[1]

^ Blackman, Donna (2002). "Geology of the Atlantis Massif (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 30° N): Implications for the evolution of an ultramafic oceanic core complex". Marine Geophysical Researches. 23 (5): 443–469. Bibcode:2002MarGR..23..443B. doi:10.1023/B:MARI.0000018232.14085.75.

[blackman-1] Blackman, Donna (2002). "Geology of the Atlantis Massif (Mid-Atlantic Ridge, 30° N): Implications for the evolution of an ultramafic oceanic core complex". Marine Geophysical Researches. 23 (5): 443–469. Bibcode:2002MarGR..23..443B. doi:10.1023/B:MARI.0000018232.14085.75.

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