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Volcanoes tend to form on the land above an area where one techtonic plate is subducted beneath another. The eastern edge of the Pacific plate is being subducted under the South American plate. The subducted plate melts under the extreme pressure and temperature. The molten rock then works its way up through stress fissures, caused by the two plates colliding, to form volcanoes in the area above the subduction zone. This is why there are volcanoes along the length of the Andes.
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What is volcano tectonic plate?
there is no such thing GS
On which tectonic plate is the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano located?
The Eyjafjallajökull Volcano is located on the Eurasian Plate in Iceland.
Where would a volcano form?
at tectonic plate boundaries
What tectonic plate is katmai volcano located on?
on your mom
What tectonic plate is the wolf volcano on?
The tallest of all the Galapagos volcanoes is Wolf Volcano. The Galapagos Archipelago lies over an oceanic platform formed by the a volcanic hotspot underneath the Nazca tectonic plate
What is a mid-plate volcano?
A mid-plate volcano, also known as a hot-spot, is an eruption of lava that is NOT on a plate boundary. It occurs right in the middle of a tectonic plate instead of on the boundary of one of them. An example of one is in Hawaii.
What made volcanoes?
Volcano's are made by tectonic plate movements.
Why are there volcano's in the west coast of Canada?
plate tectonic movement
Is there a pattern between the volcano and tectonic plate maps?
yes
What type of plate boundaries will not cause a volcano to form?
tectonic
What plate tectonic is chaiten volcano on?
It erupted because two tectonic plates met which causes an eruption !!!
What plate tectonic is kirishima volcano on?
Kirishima volcano is located on the Asian tectonic plate, specifically within the Japanese Islands. This region is highly seismically active due to the numerous tectonic plates converging in the area, leading to volcanic activity.
