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No. They were formed by what geologist call a "hot spot" under the ocean floor. As the continental plate moved across this spot, large amounts of magma was pushed up forming the islands which stretch over a thousand miles.
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Are the hawaiian islands formed at a subduction boundary?
Not. The Hawaiian Islands are formed at a hot spot.
Were the barrier islands formed by erosion or deposition?
erosion
What type of volcanoes formed the Hawaiian islands?
The Hawiian islands are formed by shield volcanoes.
Why are the hawaiian islands in the middle of a plate?
There is a 'Hot-spot' in the mantle underneath the crust near the Hawaiian islands, it causes the magma to bubble up through fissures in the sea floor and eventually create new islands. this is how they were formed. for more info look at mantle convection.
What is formed by constructive erosion?
Deltas are formed by constructive erosion.
Are the hawaiian islands formed at a subduction boundary?
Not. The Hawaiian Islands are formed at a hot spot.
How were the Hawaiian formed?
It is thought that volcanoes formed the Hawaiian islands.
How were Hawaiian islands were formed?
Volcanoes formed the Hawaiian Islands over millions and millions of years.
Why the hawaiian islands get smaller as they get older?
Erosion
Were the barrier islands formed by erosion or deposition?
erosion
What Hawaiian Islands were formed by which constructive process?
The Hawaiian Islands are formed by the ocean structures known as submarine volcanoes. They continue to build the Pacific islands.
The Hawaiian islands were formed?
From undersea volcanoes.
What oceans are the Hawaiian Islands formed by?
Volcanoes.
What are Hawaiian Islands are formed by?
Volcanic activity.
What Hawaiian islands formed first?
The oldest Hawaiian islands are Kauai and Niihau, which are believed to have formed around 5 million years ago. These islands are located in the northwest part of the Hawaiian island chain and are considered the oldest because they were the first to emerge from the volcanic activity that formed the islands.
Describe how the Hawaiian Islands formed in the Pacific Ocean?
it was formed be volcanos
How are some islands in the ocean formed?
The Hawaiian Islands were formed and are still being formed right now by volcanic activity.
