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Island arcs are formed by the subduction of an oceanic plate beneath another oceanic plate. The oceanic plate that is subducted beneath the other plate melts as it is pushed down into the mantle and creates a source of magma. The magma rises and forms volcanoes which create the islands of the island arc. The Hawaiian islands are formed by a mantle plume which is roughly in the center of the Pacific plate. The plate is moving across the plume and the islands are being formed in a line as the plate moves. The Hawaiian islands don't count as an island arc because they are formed in a completely different process and because they are roughly in a line, not an arc.
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∙ 14y agoYes Hawaii is a Archipelago Because they are surrounded by water on all sides and they are a series of islands in a sort of line
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∙ 9y agoAn archipelago is a chain, or a cluster of islands. Hawaii is part of an archipelago that includes 132 islands, reefs, and shallow banks.
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∙ 12y agoHawaii is made up of eight islands
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Hawaii is made up of what?
Eight main islands.
How many major islands are in the state of Hawaii?
There are eight main islands in Hawaii. Among the eight, Honolulu has the highest number in population, while Oahu is the capital of Hawaii. The 8 main islands of Hawaii are Hawaiʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Lanaʻi, Oʻahu, Niʻihau, Kahoʻolawe, Kauaʻi.
Where would you find would a shield volcano?
I know that Hawaii is made up of shield volcanoes, so the answer to your question would be U.S.A.
How many coral atolls make up Tuvalu?
Tuvalu is made up of nine islands, eight of which are inhabited. Tuvalu, means "eight standing together".
It is 3896 miles from Kansas City to Hawaii what would the route be?
Hawaii is a state that is made up of many islands situated in the Pacific Ocean. For a route from Kansas City to Hawaii to equal 3,896 flight miles the individual must be traveling to or from Kansas City Missouri to Honolulu Hawaii.
Which state is made up of eight islands?
Hawaii, it is made up of eight MAIN islands and thousands of smaller ones.
This state is made up of eight islands?
Hawaii
Hawaii is made up of what?
Eight main islands.
Which state is made up of eight main islands?
Hawaii
What state is made up of eight main islands Hawaii or Rhode Island?
Hawaii
What United States island is made up of eight islands?
Hawaii
Is Hawaii made up by five large islands?
Hawaii is made up of eight islands - Kahoolawe is uninhabitable; it was used as a bombing site decades ago - Niihau is a privately-owned island; closed to the public, even to native Hawaiians on the other islands - Hawaii, Oahu, Lanai, Molokai, Kauai, Maui, Niihau and Kahoolawe are the eight islands of Hawaii.
How many major islands are in the state of Hawaii?
There are eight main islands in Hawaii. Among the eight, Honolulu has the highest number in population, while Oahu is the capital of Hawaii. The 8 main islands of Hawaii are Hawaiʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Lanaʻi, Oʻahu, Niʻihau, Kahoʻolawe, Kauaʻi.
Which state is made up of volcanic islands and what state is it?
The American state of Hawaii is made of about 130 volcanic and coral islands in the Pacific Ocean. Only eight of the islands have significant populations.
What is the state that is made out of several islands?
The state in the U.S. that is made up of islands is the state of Hawaii.
What state is made of 130 islands in the US?
HAWAII. The state of Hawaii (pronounced Ha-va-ee) is the 50th state of the US and is made up of 130 islands. However, only eight are considered main islands of Hawaii, with only seven considered inhabited.
How many tropical islands make up the state of Hawaii?
The state of Hawaii is made up of eight main islands which are large enough to support populations and wildlife. Besides these, Hawaii contains over one hundred volcanic islands, many of which are quite small.
