Canary Islands Seamount Province facts for kids

Map of the CISP (Rivera et al, 2016)

The Canary Islands Seamount Province (CISP) is located in the Atlantic Ocean between 23º and 33º north. It comprises the seven major islands of the Canary Islands archipelago, the two islets of the Savage Islands and 16 seamounts scattered along an area of 540,000 km² parallel to the northwestern coastline of the African Continent. Besides its geographical distribution, the components of the province share a series of geochemical similarities.

Three different alignments have been described within the CISP:

• A SW-NE stretch going from the Tropic Seamount to the westernmost point of the Canarian archipelago.
• A central NNO-ESE stretch from the Canarian islands of La Palma and El Hierro to the island of Fuerteventura (400 km long).
• The so-called Canary Ridge, initially following SO-NE direction from Fuerteventura to the Concepción Bank, and from there following a S-N direction from the Concepción Bank to the Essaouira Seamount.

Seamounts

• Echo Seamount
• Tropic Seamount
• Concepción Bank
• Tagoro
• The Paps

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Montes Submarinos de las Islas Canarias para niños