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islands are not floating. they are the peaks of underwater mountains.
Mountains Grasslands Oceans Islands Underwater
Underwater mountains that run through an ocean form a mid ocean ridge. They are found all over the ocean, the largest being the Mid Atlantic Ridge.
active volcanoes
active volcanoes
Yes, Hawaii is the tip of a massive underwater mountain known as Mauna Kea. It rises over 33,000 feet from the ocean floor, making it the tallest mountain on Earth when measured from its base.
One will sink beneath the other creating under water volcanoes, mountains and trench (I think)
Coral and Skeletons of tiny sea animals or peaks of underwater mountains.
Mountains and hills underwater can be bigger than the mountains and hills on land.
Hawaii is example of a one islands in the world!
Systems of underwater mountains are called mid ocean ridges. They are larger than land mountains and have longer chains of them.
There are no mountains is Galapagos islands.