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well, there is a hot spot that exploes making a landform, then the pacific plate caries it away form the hot spot, and this process repets.
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What is the difference between an island arc and an island chain?
An island chain is a chain of islands that form in the middle of a plate. Example: Hawaii An island arc is a string of islands that form on a plate boundary. Example: Japan
What is a chain of island called?
archipelago. i group of island together
What are the two main ranges that form the cordilleran chain?
The Rockies and Andes form the Cordilleran chain!!
What is the name of the island chain that extends from Alaska?
That would be the Aleutians .
What is called a collection of island?
A chain of islands is an archipelago.
What is the difference between an island arc and an island chain?
An island chain is a chain of islands that form in the middle of a plate. Example: Hawaii An island arc is a string of islands that form on a plate boundary. Example: Japan
What are groups of volcanoes called?
If it is a single island, it is simply known as a volcanic island! If however it is a chain or string of separate islands then it may be a volcanic island arc (these form parallel to trenches at subduction zones) or a volcanic island chain (these form where a mantle plume creates a hotspot and may be in the centre of a tectonic plate. A good example would be the Hawaiian island chain). They can also form a cluster of islands (an archipelago) such as the Canary Islands (again formed by hotspot volcanism) in the Atlantic of the coast of Morocco.
Is it possible for a new island to form on the hawaiian island chain?
Yes. Currently a volcano named Loihi is building up off the coast of the big island. In a few hundred thousand years it will reach the ocean surface and form a new island.
What do geographers call such an an island chain?
Geographers call an island chain an Archipelago.
Is Hawaii an island or continent?
island chain
What is the name of the Alaska island that form the longest chain?
The Aleutian Islands are the chain of rugged, volcanic islnads curving c.1,200 mi west from the tip of the Alaska Peninsula.
Where are Alaska's volcanoes?
They are most often found in the Aleutian Island chain.
Is Hawaii an island chain?
Yes, Hawaii is an island. It is the largest of the 8 main Hawaiian islands, also known as the Big Island.
What form is energy in when it enters a food chain and what form is energy in when it leaves a food chain?
Energy enters a food chain in the form of sunlight, and leaves the food chain in the form of heat.
What is the largest island in the Hawaiian chain?
The Island of Hawaii or the Big Island as it is known.
Which island chain is south of the island of Saint Vincent?
The Grenadines
What is a chain of island called?
archipelago. i group of island together
