Newfoundland Seamounts

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Newfoundland Seamounts
Location North Atlantic Ocean
Country Canada
Age of rock Cretaceous
Last eruption Cretaceous

Aerial image of the Newfoundland Seamounts

The Newfoundland Seamounts are a group of seamounts offshore of eastern Canada in the northern Atlantic Ocean. Named for the island of Newfoundland, this group of seamounts formed during the Cretaceous period and are poorly studied.[1]

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Coordinates: 43°41′27.9″N 45°24′15″W / 43.691083°N 45.40417°W / 43.691083; -45.40417