{"thcode":62,"term":{"code":"GC-158","name":"Seamount","parent":"GC-011","scope":"Geoform: An elevation of the seafloor, which is 1,000 meters or higher. Seamounts may be discrete, arranged in a linear or random grouping, or connected at their bases and aligned along a ridge or rise."},"uf":[],"bt":[{"code":"GC-011","name":"Geologic","parent":"GC-C052","scope":"Geoform Origin: Geologic geoforms are formed by the abiotic processes of uplift, erosion, volcanism, deposition, fluid seepage, and material movement. ..."},{"code":"GC-C052","name":"Geoform (levels 1 and 2 subcomponents)","parent":"GC-C005","scope":null},{"code":"GC-C005","name":"Geoform","parent":"root","scope":null},{"code":"root","name":"CMECS","parent":null,"scope":"Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard: Category terms encompassing waters from the head of tide or inland incursion of ocean salinity to the splash zone of the coasts to the deepest portions of the oceans and the deep waters of the Great Lakes."}],"nt":[{"code":"GC-159","name":"Guyot","parent":"GC-158","scope":"Geoform Type: A type of seamount that has a flat top."},{"code":"GC-160","name":"Knoll Seamount","parent":"GC-158","scope":"Geoform Type: A submerged elevation of rounded shape that rises from the ocean floor, but is less prominent than a seamount."},{"code":"GC-161","name":"Pinnacle Seamount","parent":"GC-158","scope":"Geoform Type: A steep-sided, often isolated peak that can occur at depth or reach close to the surface. They are often important aggregation points for fish and other marine life."}],"rt":[]}