Geologic Setting
Howland and Baker islands are volcanoes approximately 120-75 million years old, on top of which coral has formed platforms. In the EEZ there are ten moderate-sized seamounts from the Cretaceaous era. Most of the seabed is more than 5,000 meters (16,000 ft) in depth, covered with sediment and with abysses.
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