[1] This chain is located off the coast of Massachusetts in the Atlantic Ocean and extends over 1,000 kilometers (600 mi) from the edge of Georges Bank.

As the Atlantic Ocean continued to spread, the hotspot eventually "travelled" further east, forming the Great Meteor Seamount south of the Azores, where it is located today.

The seamount chain provides a unique habitat for deep sea marine creatures.

Coral formations grow on the rocky outcrops, resembling underwater forests that provide shelter for invertebrates and fish.

[6] Due to the expense and difficulties of studying the deep ocean, little was known of the creatures that inhabited the New England Seamounts.