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Thousands of islands have been formed by undersea volcanoes including the Hawaiian Islands, the Galapagos, many of the western Antilles, the Aleutian Islands, the Philippines, the South Sandwich Islands, the Canary Islands, the Azores, the Marianas, and many others.
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∙ 13y agoMontserrat, Hawaii, South Africa, The Cayman Islands, ABC Islands, Iam not so sure about the rest ISLANDS
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∙ 13y agoAll of them were formed by volcanoes. some even now aer still forming.
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∙ 13y agoAll the islands listed are from hawaii:
1. Honolulu
2. Maui
3. Kauai
4. Lanai
5. Molokai
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∙ 11y agoVolcanoes formed the islands of Mauritius.
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∙ 11y agoGenerally they are just called volcanic islands or volcanic archipelagos.
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∙ 15y agoHawaii
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How was the volcano in Montserrat was formed?
by an undersea volcano that erupted from the ocean's floor. Spewing its lava (molten rock), the volcano built an undersea mountain that grew higher and higher, eventually growing above the surface of the sea.
What types of plants live on surtsey?
Surtsey is an island that was formed by an undersea volcano in 1963. Some plants that live there are rockets, sea lyme grass, oyster plant and sea sandwort.
What makes montserrat a volcanic island?
Montserrat is a volcanic island because it was formed by a volcano. The volcano is the result of a subduction zone.
What was the name of the volcano that formed surtsey?
It was an explosion from the island Surtur
What type of volcano is Loihi Seamount in Hawaii?
The volcano is a sheild, undersea or also called a seamount volcano.
What is an undersea volcano?
An undersea volcano is a large mountain underneath the waters that when erupted it forms a new island.
Was Hawaii formed by a submarine volcano?
Hawaii was formed but multiple undersea volcanoes, not just one.
How were the Hawiian Islands formed?
By an undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean. By volcanic activity.
How the hawiian islands formed?
By an undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean. By volcanic activity.
What is the name for an island formed under the sea?
It could be called an undersea island or submarisle.
How was the volcano in Montserrat was formed?
by an undersea volcano that erupted from the ocean's floor. Spewing its lava (molten rock), the volcano built an undersea mountain that grew higher and higher, eventually growing above the surface of the sea.
What types of plants live on surtsey?
Surtsey is an island that was formed by an undersea volcano in 1963. Some plants that live there are rockets, sea lyme grass, oyster plant and sea sandwort.
How was catalina island formed?
volcano
What would happen if an underwater volcano kept erupting again and again?
The underwater volcano would eventually emerge from the sea and become an island. For example, each of the islands in the Hawaiian Islands chain were formed from vocanoes, and the Big Island of Hawai'i is STILL erupting. Iceland was created the same way. Many South Pacific islands were originally undersea volcanoes which erupted, formed an island, and the island became ringed with coral reefs.
How was the island of Saint Lucia formed?
formed by a volcano i think erruption
What makes montserrat a volcanic island?
Montserrat is a volcanic island because it was formed by a volcano. The volcano is the result of a subduction zone.
How does island arcs form?
and island arc is formed by undersea volcanoes. built over time, and island arc is made of basalt and melted rock from the mantle.
