The Hidden World of Seamounts

Seamounts are important deep sea ecosystems. Breaking the flat monotony of the abyssal plains, these underwater mountains emerge from the mud. Those that rise less than 1,000 m (3,000 feet) above the plains are called abyssal hills, while anything taller is a seamount. And there are at least 100,000 of them, with over half found in the Pacific Ocean near the tectonic plate boundaries. An unsurprising statistic, for Seamounts are formed from volcanism. The same process responsible for the formation of many island chains. At mid-ocean ridges, the converging tectonic plates collide at boundaries called subduction zones. One plate is subducted, or forced down towards the Earth’s molten interior. As it is subducted, the crust melts and becomes magma, which rises through the rock and erupts to form volcanoes and seamounts. Watch Part 2 - Islands: https://youtu.be/wYDhBkBg-6Y 00:00 - An Introduction to Seamounts 02:00 - Chapter 1: Mountains in the Deep - How Seamounts Form 03:30 - Chapter 1: Mountains in the Deep - The Pacific Ring of Fire 04:33 - Chapter 2: An Underwater Paradise - The Perfect Ecosystem 06:41 - Chapter 2: An Underwater Paradise - The Life of Seamounts 07:30 - Chapter 2: An Underwater Paradise - The Davidson Seamount 08:23 - Chapter 2: An Underwater Paradise - The Coral Gardens 10:05 - Chapter 2: An Underwater Paradise - The Octopus Garden 11:18 - Chapter 3: The Land of Volcanoes - Hawaii's Island Chains 12:09 - Chapter 3: The Land of Volcanoes - Island Preview 12:51 - Outro CHECK OUT OUR DEEP SEA WEBSITE: https://naturalworldfacts.com/deep-sea-hub/ I do not own any of the footage. I write the script, narrate, and edit what footage I can find, which is allowed due to YouTube's 'Fair Use' policy. Footage used is from various YouTube sources, the BBC, Jonathan Bird's Blue World, MBARI, OceanX, NatGeo, the Ocean Exploration Institute and the Schmidt Ocean Institute, as well as other sources. Music Used: The Call by Austin Wintory Atonement by Austin Wintory Delphinus Delphis by Austin Wintory Apotheosis by Austin Wintory Temptations by Austin Wintory #deepsea #wildlife #nature #documentary #ocean #marinebiology #science #biology Resources: https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ring-fire/ https://www.britannica.com/place/Ring-of-Fire https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06davidson/welcome.html