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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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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.
Does lana'i have a volcano?
Lana'i does not have a volcano. It is actually a volcanic island that was formed by a single shield volcano.
What type of volcano is Loihi Seamount in Hawaii?
The volcano is a sheild, undersea or also called a seamount volcano.
What was the name of the volcano that formed surtsey?
It was an explosion from the island Surtur
How do island arcs form?
Everytime a volcano erupts, the magma gets higher and higher everytime it hardens. This causes an island arc
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 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
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.
How are island formed?
Some island are formed when there is a large landmass and the sea level rises, encompassing only some of the original land, and other islands are formed when an undersea volcano goes off, at the cooled down lava hardens to form landmasses. Eventually, the hardened lava accumulates to the point where the island is large enough to live on.
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.
Why does Crater Lake have an island in it?
The island in Crater, called Wizard Island was formed by small volcanic eruptions that occurred after the Crater Lake caldera formed but before the volcano went extinct.
