Which of the following best describes seamounts and islands of the deep ocean basins?
A) andesitic pyroclastic rocks submerged when the mountains sank below sea level
B) domed gabbro intrusions and massive, submarine, rhyolitic, pyroclastic cones
C) piles of basaltic lava flows built up from the ocean floor by multiple summit and flank eruptions
D) huge granite batholiths intruded beneath the ocean floor

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Seamounts and islands in the deep ocean basins are typically formed from piles of basaltic lava flows that accumulate from numerous eruptions at the summit and along the flanks of underwater volcanoes. This process builds up the seamounts or islands from the ocean floor.

Which of the Following Best Describes Seamounts and Islands of the Deep