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The islands of Hawaii are really the tops of what?
mountains
Has it snowed on the island of Oahu?
Many of the mountains in Hawaii are covered in snow year round.
Would Hawaii sink because its on the sea?
The Hawaiian Islands are not floating in the sea- they're land masses. Think of them as really tall mountains rising from the sea floor, with the tops sticking out above the water.
What is the definition of mountainous island?
A mountainous island is an island that is mainly mountains. Many islands are actually the tops of marine mountains sticking out of the sea.
What are the three island groups off the northwest coast of Africa that are the tops of mountains?
The Madeira Islands The Canary Islands and The Cape Verde Islands
Name three island groups off the northwest coast of Africa that are the tops of mountains?
That Canary Islands
Some Caribbean islands are formed from the tops of underwater mountains while others are formed from .?
active volcanoes
4 Some Caribbean islands are formed from the tops of underwater mountains while others are formed from?
active volcanoes
How was Five Islands formed?
The Hawaiian Island Chain (consisting of 19 islands and atolls) are actually to tops sea-mountains known as the Hawaiian Ridge. It was form over thousands of years by volcanic activity over a "hotspot" in the Earth's mantle. Movement of the tectonic plates have moved the island chain slowly in a north by northwest direction, thus creating more islands (read mountains).
Many of the Caribbean islands are the tops of what?
many of the Caribbean islands are the tops of
How did kilauea form?
Mount Kilauea formed as a Shield Volcano, as the Pacific plate moved over a geological hot spot magma broke through the crust of the earth and formed a set of volcanic mountains on the sea floor. The tops of these mountains are now the Hawaiian islands.
What are Hawaii Honolulu landforms?
The entire Hawaiian Island chain is part of an underwater mountain range That stretches for thousands of miles form southwest to northeast. Each of the states Islands are the tops of these mountains. For instance on the Big Island of Hawaii there is Mauna Loa which when measured from the ocean floor is the worlds largest mountain. Mauna Kea also on the Big Island is the worlds tallest mountain when measured from the ocean floor. On Maui there is Haliakala. Others are Kilauea, Kohala and Hualalai.
