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it is a hot spot for the boundary because it represents the volcanic eruption
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At what type of boundary do hot-spot volcanoes form at?
Tectonic plate boundary
Is Yellowstone located at a divergent plate boundary?
Yellowstone is situated within a tectonic plate, not at a plate boundary! Volcanic activity is thought to be as a result of a mantle plume, much like the volcanism that created the Hawaiian Island chain.
How do write a sentence hot spot?
A volcanically active area of earth's surface, commonly far from a tectonic plate boundary is called a hot spot.
What type of boundary does a hot spot have?
A hot spot is not associated with a plate boundary.
What tectonic plates does the eyjafjallajokull sit on?
Eyjafjallajökull is near the boundary between the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate and is also on a hot spot.
What boundary is the mauna loa on?
If we consult a map showing tectonic plates, we can see that Mauna Loa is on the Pacific plate. The general rule is that volcanic activity usually appears along plate boundaries, but Mauna Loa and the Hawaiian Islands sit on what is called a hot spot in approximately the middle of Pacific 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 type of plate boundary is creating mt kilauea?
Kilauea is not associated with a plate boundary, it and the other Hawaiian volcanoes are the result of a hot spot.
Mauna loa's plate boundary?
It's on a hot spot, not a plate boundary.
Is eyjafjallajokull a hot spot volcano?
Yes it is a hot spot and plate boundary.
What type of plate boundary is Yellowstone?
It is not on a plate boundary, but rather on a hot spot (like Hawaii is).
What plate is Kilauea on?
Mount Kilauea (in Hawaii) does not lie on a plate boundary. The Hawaiian volcanoes occur in the middle of an oceanic plate.This lead people to theorize that Hawaii must lie over a hot spot on the earth caused by some underlying mechanism. The concept of a mantle plume was developed to explain the Hawaiian hot spot, and the theory of mantle plumes has become something of a geological dogma. Recent research papers on the subject hotly contest the existence of mantle plumes and provide other mechanisms to explain hot spots. See the links below.
