Some websites say it was on a subduction zone, but Discovery Channel says it was a hot spot, so you can decide for yourself.
Krakatoa is not associated with a hot spot. It is associated with a subduction zone.
There is a new volcano in the same spot where Krakatoa once was and they are now calling the new volcano the son of Krakatoa.
Kilauea
The plate that the volcano is on moves while the hot spot does not. The volcano is eventually carried away from the hot spot and no longer has a source of magma.
Yes, Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is considered a hot spot volcano. This means it is formed by a mantle plume beneath the Earth's crust, creating a source of heat and molten rock that erupts to the surface.
Krakatoa is not associated with a hot spot. It is associated with a subduction zone.
There is a new volcano in the same spot where Krakatoa once was and they are now calling the new volcano the son of Krakatoa.
Vesuvius is a explosive subduction volcano, not a hot spot volcano.
Kilauea
A shield volcano
The plate that the volcano is on moves while the hot spot does not. The volcano is eventually carried away from the hot spot and no longer has a source of magma.
Yes, Kilauea volcano in Hawaii is considered a hot spot volcano. This means it is formed by a mantle plume beneath the Earth's crust, creating a source of heat and molten rock that erupts to the surface.
No. Kilauea is associated with a hot spot.
hot spot
Hot spot volcanoes are not associated with plate interactions.
Kilauea
yes it is