Startlingly round formation with steep, smooth sides found on seafloor off California

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Startlingly round formation with steep, smooth sides found on seafloor off California

It rises about 3,300 feet, has “relatively steep, smooth sides” and is rounded, with a diameter of nearly 3,000 feet, officials say

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A mountain would seem to be a tough thing to miss, but a new one has been found off the coast of Northern California.

The seamount, as underwater mountains are called, was discovered by a seafloor mapping drone and its shape is more like a giant tower than a mountain.

It rises about 3,300 feet, has “relatively steep, smooth sides” and is rounded, with a diameter of nearly 3,000 feet, officials say.

Saildrone, the research company that found it, reports the mount sits 184 nautical miles off Cape Mendocino, which is about 300 miles northwest of Sacramento.

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