{{short description|Seamount of the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain in the Pacific Ocean}} '''Hancock Seamount''' is a seamount of the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain in the Pacific Ocean.
It was formed in the Eocene and Oligocene epochs of the Paleogene Period. The last eruption from Hancock Seamount is unknown.<ref>[http://www.volcanolive.com/hancock.html Handcock Seamount - John Search]</ref>
To the southwest is Kure Atoll, which is the northernmost living atoll and westernmost island of the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain.
==See also== *List of volcanoes in the Hawaiian – Emperor seamount chain
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Category:Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain Category:Seamounts of the Pacific Ocean Category:Guyots Category:Hotspot volcanoes Category:Eocene volcanoes Category:Oligocene volcanoes Category:Paleogene Oceania
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