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When mount st helens erupted did it form the hawiian islands?
No. The Hawaiian islands are formed by a mantle plume.
What type of lava does a quiet eruption produce?
they poduce shield volcanoes like the hawiian islands
What American islands are actually an underwater chain of volcanoes?
The American islands that are actually an underwater chain of volcanoes are the Hawaiian Islands. These islands were formed by volcanic activity from the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain. The islands of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and others are all part of this volcanic chain.
A group of many islands is what type of landform?
An archipelago (also called an island group or island chain) is a group of islands.
What is a chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean called?
A chain of islands in a body of water is called an archipelago.
Where are the Hawiian Isles?
The Hawiian Islands are in the east pacific ocean
What ocean surrounds the Hawiian Islands?
pacific.
How are the Hawiian islands made?
By Volcanic activity.
Who divided the hawiian islands?
Perhaps an Earthquake?
What formed the Hawiian island chain?
The Hawaiian island chain was formed by a hotspot in the Earth's mantle where a tectonic plate moves over a fixed plume of magma. As the plate moves, it creates a trail of volcanic islands, with older islands eroding and sinking away from the hotspot as new islands are continually formed. This process has resulted in the formation of the Hawaiian Islands over millions of years.
When mount st helens erupted did it form the hawiian islands?
No. The Hawaiian islands are formed by a mantle plume.
What two Hawiian Islands were not a part of the State of Hawaii?
Midway and Kure.
What is the capital of the hawiian islands?
Honolulu is the capital city in the U.S. state of Hawaii.
How were the Hawiian Islands formed?
By an undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean. By volcanic activity.
Which is the capital city of the hawiian islands?
The capital of Hawaii and its largest city is Honolulu.
How the hawiian islands formed?
By an undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean. By volcanic activity.
What is another name for many islands?
A chain of islands is often called an "archipelago".
