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What is a hot spot volcano?
A volcano formed by a rising plume of magma that is not located at a plate boundary.
Is kilauea volcano a hot spot?
No. It is a volcano. It was formed by a hot spot.
Where is a hot spot located in a volcano?
A hot spot is not part of a volcano, but is a possible cause of volcanic activity. About 10% of the world's volcanoes are associated with hot spots. The hot spot iself is located miles underground in the upper part of the mantle. Here, extra hot material wells up from near the core.
Is the arenal volcano located on a hot spot?
Yes, it is located along a converging boundary.
Is the Katmai volcano located on a hot spot?
No. Katmai is associated with a subduction zone.
What is an example of a hot-spot volcano?
The Hawaiian islands, Iceland, and Yellowstone are three examples of hot spots.
Which volcano is an example of intraplate volcanism?
Kilauea in Hawaii, which formed over a hot spot
What is an unusually hot area deep in Earths mantle that melts the crust above it and forms a volcano?
A hot spot. An example of a hot spot are the islands in Hawaii which were made from hot spots.
What is the boundary of the kilauea volcano?
Kilauea is not located near a plate boundary. It is over a hot spot.
Is the hot spot near Mount Vesuvius the biggest in the world?
Vesuvius is a explosive subduction volcano, not a hot spot volcano.
Is eyjafjallajokull a hot spot volcano?
Yes it is a hot spot and plate boundary.
What is a volcano at a hot spot?
Kilauea
