Hawaiian Islands Hotspots
- Created by: Meagp
- Created on: 02-12-18 10:20
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- Hawaii
- Volcanic activity
- Pacific plate moving over hotspot 5-10cm each year
- Active volcanoes nearest hotspot
- Islands get older as you head more NW (which is also direction plate is moving in
- Ni'ihau one of oldest-5.6 mill, one of youngest Hawaii 0.7 mill
- Next Volcano forming is Lo'ihi which should appear approx 200,000 years
- Basics
- Chain of islands by America
- Spread across 1,500 miles
- Untitled
- Most remote chain island in world + longest
- Kilauea
- Shield volcano producing slow viscous magma
- 90% young lava flow, 10% only over 100 years
- Hilina fault makes basalt
- Volcanic activity
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