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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Seamount with an elevation of -1,696 feet
- Description: mountain in United States of America
- Also known as: “Mariana Trench Marine National Monument - Vents Unit” and “Northwest Rota”
NW Rota-1
- Categories: mountain, submarine volcano, and body of water
- Location: Rota, Northern Mariana Islands, Micronesia, Oceania
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Satellite Map
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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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