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It is formed by a convergent boundary of an oceanic plate and continental plate when they hit each other and goes down into the asthenosphere thus making the magma to rise above the earth's surface making a volcano.Then it solidifies and therefore it makes a volcano island.
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What makes montserrat a volcanic island?
Montserrat is a volcanic island because it was formed by a volcano. The volcano is the result of a subduction zone.
What was the name of the volcano that formed surtsey?
It was an explosion from the island Surtur
The plants that first grow on an island formed by a volcano are part of a progression called?
primary succession
Is every island the top of a volcano or mountain?
No. Some are, but not all. Islands can also be formed by erosion.
What is the belt of a volcano called?
a belt of volcanoes is called an island arc, they are formed from Hotspots/Mantle Plumes
How was catalina island formed?
volcano
How was the island of Saint Lucia formed?
formed by a volcano i think erruption
What makes montserrat a volcanic island?
Montserrat is a volcanic island because it was formed by a volcano. The volcano is the result of a subduction zone.
How is an island formed?
An island may be formed by a volcano. Islands may also be formed when the coasts have eroded so much that they are no longer connected.
What was the name of the volcano that formed surtsey?
It was an explosion from the island Surtur
Why does Crater Lake have an island in it?
The island in Crater, called Wizard Island was formed by small volcanic eruptions that occurred after the Crater Lake caldera formed but before the volcano went extinct.
Is volcano Pinatubo formed in the middle of a continent?
No. It is on the island of Luzon.
How was Hawaii formed bu a volcano?
the volcano cooled is liquid magma and made and island. this is really true
Which type of volcano is an island volcano?
Stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, and complex volcanoes have all formed islands.
What is the planet's largest volcano?
The largest active volcano on the planet is Mauna Loa, which is found on an island called Big Island, in Hawaii.The volcano actually starts underwater and the island itself has been formed by lava cooling in the sea.
Was Bora-Bora formed by a volcano?
Bora Bora exemplifies what Charles Darwin called an "almost atoll," a barrier reef island formed by an oceanic volcano with a fringing coral reef. Over the course of the years, as the surrounding coral reef grows upward, the island with the volcano sinks.
How was the island of Sicily formed?
It was because of Europes largest volcano call MT. Etna
