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Why are the Hawaiian Islands volcanoes found in the center of the Pacific Ocean?
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∙ 12y ago
maybe because the middle of the Pacific Ocean is nearest the equator and the equator is the hottest place on earth so that's where a lot of volcanoes would be because all of the hawiian islands were caused by volcanoes.
this is what i think at least. i hope it helped you!
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Which Volcanoes are not located along a subduction zone?
If two plates converge and one goes under the other (subduction), then volcanoes can form at the point where the bottom plate is furthest into the area under the top plate, but this is sort of on plate boundaries. If a hot spot (abnormally hot area in the mantle under the crust) is in the center of a plate, it can still send up magma and cause volcanoes. A great example of this is the Hawaiian islands, which are in the center of the Pacific plate.
What tectonic plate does Hawaii sit on?
Hawaii is situated broadly in the centre of the Pacific plate. It has volcanoes because it sits on a particularly thin part of that plate which allows for magma from below the plate to rise and come to the surface.
Is Hawaii on a divergent boundary?
No. The Hawaiian Islands and seamounts are being formed by a mantle "hot spot" under the center of the Pacific plate, as it moves generally WNW and is subducted near the coast of Asia.
Are volcanoes located in the center plates?
Not usually. Most volcanoes are located near plate boundaries, but some volcanoes at hot spots do form in the middle of plates. A few include the volcanoes of Hawaii, the volcano at Yellowstone, and the Volcanoes of the Canary Islands.
What creates islands in the center of plates?
This is due to hotspots. It is a hot, rising plume of magma that will cause volcanoes and so create an island in the middle of a plate. The classic example of a hotspot is Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Plate. Hope this helps :)
Which Volcanoes are not located along a subduction zone?
If two plates converge and one goes under the other (subduction), then volcanoes can form at the point where the bottom plate is furthest into the area under the top plate, but this is sort of on plate boundaries. If a hot spot (abnormally hot area in the mantle under the crust) is in the center of a plate, it can still send up magma and cause volcanoes. A great example of this is the Hawaiian islands, which are in the center of the Pacific plate.
What ocean structure forms the Hawaiian islands?
The Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanoes. Volcanoes have two methods of formation, convergence of tectonic plates at the edges of the plates, and hot spots under the middle of plates. The Hawaiian islands and others in that area were formed when magma from the mantle rose to Earth's surface through a certain spot in the middle of the plate (i.e., the Pacific Plate for the Hawaiian Islands). This hot spot is situated beneath the center of the plate, and the volcano above moves with the plate as it moves, but the hot spot stays in place. This causes the original volcano to become extinct when its move cuts it off from its magma source and an island is born. A new volcano will then form above the hot spot again. This process repeats as the plate moves and a string of volcanoes (and eventually, islands) will dot the surface of the plate as the movement continues away from the hot spot.
The Hawaiian Islands are formed by these ocean structures?
sea mountsThe Hawaiian islands were formed by volcanoes. Volcanoes have two methods of formation, convergence of tectonic plates at the edges of the plates, and hot spots under the middle of plates. The Hawaiian islands and others in that area were formed when magma from the mantle rose to Earth's surface through a certain spot in the middle of the plate (i.e., the Pacific Plate for the Hawaiian Islands). This hot spot is situated beneath the center of the plate, and the volcano above moves with the plate as it moves, but the hot spot stays in place. This causes the original volcano to become extinct when its move cuts it off from its magma source and an island is born. A new volcano will then form above the hot spot again. This process repeats as the plate moves and a string of volcanoes (and eventually, islands) will dot the surface of the plate as the movement continues away from the hot spot.
What tectonic plate does Hawaii sit on?
Hawaii is situated broadly in the centre of the Pacific plate. It has volcanoes because it sits on a particularly thin part of that plate which allows for magma from below the plate to rise and come to the surface.
Is Hawaii on a divergent boundary?
No. The Hawaiian Islands and seamounts are being formed by a mantle "hot spot" under the center of the Pacific plate, as it moves generally WNW and is subducted near the coast of Asia.
Is It True That Most Volcanoes Occur in the Center of Continents?
Yes. NO. Most volcanoes occur in arcs around the Pacific Ring of Fire. Consider the Andes as your start point for example. This mountain chain is near the western edge of S America. And the continuation of this through New Zealand and the Pacific islands, to Japan and the Aleutian islands, returning down the W coast of N America to join up with the S American mountain chains again.
How was Honolulu formed?
The Hawaiian islands are the result of a hot spot beneath the Pacific Plate. Hot material rises from deep within the mantle and collects beneath the lithosphere. Some of it rises through the crust and erupts at the surface, forming volcanoes. Those volcanoes gradually build up into islands. As the plate moves over the hot spot the old volcanoes go extinct and new ones form.
Are volcanoes located in the center plates?
Not usually. Most volcanoes are located near plate boundaries, but some volcanoes at hot spots do form in the middle of plates. A few include the volcanoes of Hawaii, the volcano at Yellowstone, and the Volcanoes of the Canary Islands.
What creates islands in the center of plates?
This is due to hotspots. It is a hot, rising plume of magma that will cause volcanoes and so create an island in the middle of a plate. The classic example of a hotspot is Hawaii in the middle of the Pacific Plate. Hope this helps :)
Why Do We Have Islands?
Islands are created by the movement of continents (which floods the surrounding areas) or by volcanoes that grow from the sea floor. Coral islands have a coral ring around the eroded volcanic rock in the center.
Who did Russia acquire Hawaii from?
Russia was never in possession of the Hawaiian Islands although they did have a trading center there for many years.
What central America country does not have volcanoes?
Honduras is incorrect. Honduras has many young volcanoes from El Tigre on the Pacific margin to Yojoa in the center of Honduras to Utila on the Caribbean margin. Belice may be without volcanoes.
