Consider the following statements:

Guyots and seamounts are volcanic in origin.

Shoal is a detached elevation with shallow depths.

A reef is predominantly organic deposit made by living or dead organisms.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Question

The flat-topped mountains (seamounts) are known as guyots.
It is a mountain with pointed summits, rising from the seafloor that does not reach the surfaceof the ocean. Seamounts are volcanic in origin. These can be 3,000-4,500 m tall.
A shoal is a detached elevation with shallow depths. Since they project out of water with moderate heights, they are dangerous for navigation.
A reef is a predominantly organic deposit made by living or dead organisms that forms a mound or rocky elevation like a ridge.

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The flat-topped mountains (seamounts) are known as guyots.
It is a mountain with pointed summits, rising from the seafloor that does not reach the surfaceof the ocean. Seamounts are volcanic in origin. These can be 3,000-4,500 m tall.
A shoal is a detached elevation with shallow depths. Since they project out of water with moderate heights, they are dangerous for navigation.
A reef is a predominantly organic deposit made by living or dead organisms that forms a mound or rocky elevation like a ridge.

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