Abstract
The structure of the volcanic seamounts of the Atlantis-Great Meteor group, as well as areas of the archipelagos of the Cape Verde Islands, the Canary Islands and the Azores was analyzed. Their simplest type is a cone-like structure with one peak (Mt. Maio). A more complex type is represented by two closely spaced volcanic edifices (Mt. Nola). Seamounts were also formed as a result of the activity of a central-type volcano and a fissure system (Mt. Te-Paps). A more complex morphology is represented by mountains that were formed as a result of the activity of an underwater volcano of the central type, which was combined with the activity of 3–4 radial fissure volcanic systems (Mt.Tropic). Seamounts were also formed only during fissure eruptions (Mts. Kondor, Kadamosto). They are ridges, tens of kilometers long without a clearly defined peak. All of the above types of mountains, with their rise above sea level, subsequent abrasion and subsidence, lead to the creation of flat-topped structures (guyots) (Mt. Sengor).
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