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Show Mountain Foundon Found on SeaBottom Sea SeaBottom Bottom Off CaliforniaWashmgton CaliforniaWashington California CaliforniaWashington Washington Washmgton WashmgtonDirector WashingtonDirector -Director Director - Director R S Patton Pattonof Pattonof Pattonof of the coist CO'1st CO1st coast ' and geodetic sun survey surrey ey said saidthat saidthat saidthat that the survey ship Guide , , now en enaed engaged engaged gaged ; aed ; in hydrographlc h drographio drogrnphlc surveys off the tbe I , California Callfornia coast nas baS was reported the dis disCO discosery discovery mountain Iy ly lylug IyfnJ lyIno , CO\ CO COery cosery \ ery of ot a submerged fnJ lug about 52 miles southwcstward southwestward fromI fromPoint from fromPoint Point SurThis Sur SurThis This TIlls remarkable remarhable feature , , , according accordingto to the director , rises from depths of ofabout ofabout ofabout about 2000 2400 fathoms fatboms and is ten miles mileslong mileslong mileslong long In 1n a north and south directIOnHe directionlie direction directionHe He lie said If the ocean were to bedrained be bedrained bedrained drained this formation tormatlon would show up upas upas upas as an Isolated caountiln mount'lln mountlln mountain ' 7,500 7500 1,500 1500 , feet In Inelevation inelevation Inelevation elevation The Tbe position of the submerged sub- sub submerged sub-i sub i - - merged peak was accuntely accur'1tely accur1tely accurately ' deter determJDed determined determined mJDed mined by means of radio acoust1l acoustic acoust1lsound acousticsound acousticsound sound ranging from stations located locatedon locatedon on the California Cahfornla coast . . |