Rano Rani Seamounts

Possible Anchor Points for West Station

The abyssal sea floor in the eastern Equatorial Pacific is 3500 to 4000 meters deep. West station anchor cables attached to seamounts can be half as long and half as strong. Before launch loops are built, seasteads should be anchored to the 13 Rano Rahi Seamounts listed below, and the region explored for a few years, while territorial and diplomatic arrangements are negotiated.

These seamounts are further south than optimal, and are offered as examples of named seamounts.

Seamount

Latitude

Longitude

Depth

Hotu

15.5 S

117.3 W

1620 m

Hurihuri

18.3 S

114.9 W

1720 m

Rangi

17.2 S

114.3 W

1770 m

Ruru

17.7 S

116.2 W

1790 m

Toroko

17.9 S

113.5 W

1810 m

Hakatena

18.9 S

115.7 W

1820 m

Cloud

18.7 S

113.8 W

1840 m

Chapple

17.9 S

114.0 W

1910 m

Patia

17.6 S

115.0 W

1960 m

Anakena

17.6 S

113.7 W

2040 m

Taipaka

17.8 S

117.4 W

2120 m

Bibiariki

17.6 S

115.9 W

2750 m

data and map from https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/gazetteer/ , search for Rano Rahi

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Economic Zones

The Rano Rahi seamount region is not claimed by any nation. The anchorages for East Station are closer to South America and those locations might be claimed by Ecuador or other nations post facto. Map from https://www.marineregions.org/eezmapper.php

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Hurricanes

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Lightning

Strikes per square kilometer per year.

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Intertropical Convergence Zone

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RanoRahi (last edited 2020-10-08 19:31:53 by KeithLofstrom)