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volcanoes in Hawaii are formed by hot spots

hot spots are areas of constant volcano activity. They are derived from unusually hot areas in the mantle. The overlapping mantle forms plumes of magma that rise and form volcanoes.

source: http://visearth.ucsd.edu/VisE_Int/platetectonics/hot_spot.html

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