Seamounts

Seamounts

This layer shows the distribution of Seamounts within Myanmar’s maritime limits. Seamounts are large submarine volcanic mountains rising at least 1,000 m above the surrounding deep-sea floor. The original data is from Ocean Data Viewer developed by UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre. The dataset was downloaded through the Myanmar Marine Biodiversity Atlas Online.  The maps presented there detail Myanmar's physical marine environment, oceanography, marine habitats, biodiversity, and fisheries, in addition to important human influences that will play a role in shaping the country's marine environment. As the Marine Biodiversity Atlas is continuously developed, the various data layers will be made available to government departments and stakeholders through this online portal forming a living database.