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Are all of the Hawiian islands volcanoes active?
No. Only a handful of Hawaii's volcanoes are active.
What kind of volcanoes create islands?
Both shield volcanoes and stratovolcanoes can form islands.
Does every Hawaiian island have a volcano?
Most of the Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanic activity, but not all islands currently have active volcanoes. The Big Island of Hawaii is home to active volcanoes, while some of the other islands, such as Kauai and Oahu, have dormant or extinct volcanoes.
How many volcanic islands does Hawaii have?
All of the Hawaiian Islands are volcanic, but only Hawaii, the Big Island, has active volcanoes at this time.
Are islands the same thing as volcanoes?
No. Islands are small bodies of land, whereas volcanoes have erupted to make new land.Sometimes, large volcanoes can cause new islands to emerge (like Hawaii, for example), but volcanoes and islands are two very different things.
What type of volcanoes are on the Hawaiian Islands?
Shield volcanoes
What type of a volcanoes are in the Hawaiian Islands?
They are shield volcanoes
Why do volcanoes erupt on islands?
It is not so much that volcanoes tend to occur on islands as much as many islands are formed by volcanoes. Subduction zones and hot spots often cause volcanoes to develop on the sea floor. Erupted material then piles up to form islands.
What are islands arc volcanoes?
Island arc volcanoes are islands that form in chains underwater and emerge above the surface for form a series of islands.
Do the Galapagos islands have any volcanoes?
Yes. There were formed by volcanoes.
What do volcanoes do to islands?
Create them
How have volcanoes helped to create the Hawaiian islands?
Volcanoes shot out magma which cooled down to make the Hawaiian Islands.
