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What formed the Hawaiian islands- volcano or earthquake?

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An earthquake made a volcano erupt which made Hawaii. Tajeem

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Which type of volcanoes formed the hawaiian islands?

Shield Volcano


Is they volcano's in the sea?

Yes, it's the way the Hawaiian Islands were formed.


Are the hawaiian islands formed at a subduction boundary?

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Were can hotspot volcanoes be located?

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Hawaii was formed by centuries of volcanic magma boiling out. Hawaii and it's sister Islands are active volcanoes.


The hawaiian islands were formed when the pacific plate moved over?

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How was the cayman islands formed?

the Cayman Islands were formed from an eruption of an underwater volcano.


Where are the islands formed by a volcano?

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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.