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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.
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Where is basalt stone found?
Basalt is found in the mid-ocean islands and surrounding regions of the Hawaiian Islands and Iceland, as found by samples of lava flows found in drill cores recovered by vessels of the Deep Sea Drilling Project.
Where is the new ocean crust formed?
mid-ocean ridge
Does theory continental drift state that new ocean crust is formed at ocean ridges and destroyed at deep sea trenches?
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What is the location of Indonesia?
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Where did Amelia Earhart's plane dissapper to?
Nobody knows , it was over Ocean with a few small islands.
The Hawaiian Islands are formed by what ocean structures.?
Volcanoes.
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.
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.
How are island in the ocean formed?
The Hawaiian Islands were formed and are still being formed right now by volcanic activity.
What ocean surrounds Hawaii?
The Pacific Ocean surrounds the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian islands were formed by which physical process?
The Hawaiian Islands were formed by the movement of the tectonic plates under the ocean floor. When the plates shift magma is released, and land masses form.
What ocean are the Hawaiian islands located in?
Pacific OceanHawaii is in the central Pacific.
What type of boundary do the Hawaiian Islands have?
the ocean.
How were the Galapagos Islands formed?
The Galapagos Islands were formed around five million years ago when underwater volcanoes started to rise from the ocean floor, resulting in the formation of around 20 rocky islands and more than 40 islets.
My islands form a chain in the pacific ocean. which state am i?
Hawaiian Islands
What part of the Pacific is the Hawaiian Islands in?
Hawaii is an archipelago in the Pacific Ocean.
