<P> A total of 9,951 seamounts and 283 guyots , covering a total of 8,796,150 km ( 3,396,210 sq mi ) have been mapped but only a few have been studied in detail by scientists . Seamounts and guyots are most abundant in the North Pacific Ocean , and follow a distinctive evolutionary pattern of eruption , build - up , subsidence and erosion . In recent years , several active seamounts have been observed , for example Loihi in the Hawaiian Islands . </P>
<P> A total of 9,951 seamounts and 283 guyots , covering a total of 8,796,150 km ( 3,396,210 sq mi ) have been mapped but only a few have been studied in detail by scientists . Seamounts and guyots are most abundant in the North Pacific Ocean , and follow a distinctive evolutionary pattern of eruption , build - up , subsidence and erosion . In recent years , several active seamounts have been observed , for example Loihi in the Hawaiian Islands . </P>
where is the world 's largest concentration of sea mounts found
where is the world 's largest concentration of sea mounts found
the North Pacific Ocean
the North Pacific Ocean