NW Rota-1
NW Rota-1 is a seamount in the Mariana Islands, northwest of Rota, which was discovered through its hydrothermal activity in 2003. The volcano has been observed to be erupting underwater, the first time that submarine explosive eruptions have been directly witnessed.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Seamount rising to within 1,696 feet (517 metres) of the surface
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as“Mariana Trench Marine National Monument - Vents Unit”“Northwest Rota”
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Latitude
14.6° or 14° 36′ north
Longitude
144.775° or 144° 46′ 30″ east
Open location code
7R66HQXF+XX
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“NW Rota-1” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “NW Rota 1 Seamount - Active Volcano”
- Czech: “Northwest Rota”
- Dutch: “Northwest Rota”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل نورثويسانت روتا”
- French: “Northwest Rota-1”
- French: “Northwest Rota”
- French: “NW Rota-1”
- Japanese: “北西ロタ海山”
- Ladin: “Northwest Rota”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Northwest Rota-1”
- Norwegian: “Northwest Rota-1”
- Slovak: “Northwest Rota”
- Swedish: “NW Rota 1 Seamount - Active Volcano”
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