Análisis morfométrico del flanco sur de la Cordillera de Carnegie Central para la caracterización y denominación de elevaciones submarinas.

The Carnegie Ridge is a submarine volcanic ridge that is geomorphologically divided into three regions: east, central and west. Within the central region, characteristic undersea features can be observed, one of them being submarine elevations. In order to characterize these elevations and thus determine their generic term according to the International Hydrographic Organization, this paper reports a morphometric analysis of the bathymetry of Slope 5 and Slope 6 acquired by the Oceanographic and Antarctic Institute of the Navy, applying automatic techniques (focal statistics and topographic position index) using Geographic Information Systems, and manual revision. The application of a morphometric analysis is a useful tool when characterizing a region. However, the application of automatic techniques is subject to certain factors that can influence the results, where it is also necessary to consider the ambiguity of certain definitions and criteria for the designation of generic terms. Nevertheless, based on this analysis, 27 elevations have been identified to the north, centereast and south of the study area, of which it was determined that 9 would receive the generic term hill, 1 of knoll, 3 of pinnacle, and 14 of hill/peak according to the standardization suggested by the International Hydrographic Organization. These elevations can be grouped into a geomorphological unit (minor volcanic elevations or volcanic edifices), whose name avoids discordance with the aforementioned standardization. The characteristics and names derived from the methodology used constitute a support for proposing the names of these elevations to the GEBCO Subcommittee on Undersea Feature Names. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]