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The island of Hawaii experiences volcanism because it is located above the Mid-Pacific?
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoThe island of Hawaii experiences volcanism because it is located above a hotspot in the mid pacific.
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What are hotspots?
Hotspots are portions of the Earth's surface that experience significant volcanism thought to be due to mantle plumes. They are normally located at a distance from plate boundaries where the majority of volcanism occurs.An example of a hotspot would be that underlying Hawaii and is responsible for the volcanism there and the creation of the Hawaiian island chain.
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Most explosive volcanism is located at oceanic to continental subduction zones.
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It is located along the perimeter of the shrinking Pacific Plate which is being subducted under other plates, causing volcanism.
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Does the island of Hawaii experience volcanism because it is located above the mid pacific ridge?
No. The Island of Hawaii is located above a Hot Spot on the floor of the Pacific Ocean. That is a place where a plume of lava breaks through the floor of the Pacific ocean and pushes up mountains. The Pacific Ocean has other such Hot Spots. None are a big as that underneath the big island of Hawaii.
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The North Pole is located at the top of the Earth. The North Pole experiences seasons like the rest of the Earth. When the North Pole experiences the cold season, it is about - 34 degrees. When the North Pole experiences the warmer season, the temperature is around 0 degrees.
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Kanyakumari experiences an equable climate since it is located near the coast! =)
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Plutonism is known as the intrusion of magma and deep-seated processes located within the earth's crust. It is also known as volcanism.
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