The Pacific Plate
Mauna Loa is not located on a plate boundary. Mauna Loa is caused by a stationary hot spot in the Earth's mantle.
Mauna Loa is on the Pacific Plate. It is not near any other plates.
If we consult a map showing tectonic plates, we can see that Mauna Loa is on the Pacific plate. The general rule is that volcanic activity usually appears along plate boundaries, but Mauna Loa and the Hawaiian Islands sit on what is called a hot spot in approximately the middle of Pacific plate.
The tectonic plate that Mauna Loa sits on is moving northwestward over a hot spot in the Earth's mantle, creating a chain of volcanic islands in the Hawaiian archipelago. As the plate moves, new lava erupts on Mauna Loa, adding to its size and height. The volcano periodically erupts, releasing pressure from the magma chamber beneath it.
The nearest physical features to Mauna Loa are other volcanoes located on the island of Hawaii, such as Mauna Kea to the north and Kilauea to the east. The Pacific Ocean also surrounds Mauna Loa on multiple sides.
Mauna Loa is not located on a plate boundary. Mauna Loa is caused by a stationary hot spot in the Earth's mantle.
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Mauna Loa is on the Pacific Plate. It is not near any other plates.
If we consult a map showing tectonic plates, we can see that Mauna Loa is on the Pacific plate. The general rule is that volcanic activity usually appears along plate boundaries, but Mauna Loa and the Hawaiian Islands sit on what is called a hot spot in approximately the middle of Pacific plate.
hot spot
Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa.
The tectonic plate that Mauna Loa sits on is moving northwestward over a hot spot in the Earth's mantle, creating a chain of volcanic islands in the Hawaiian archipelago. As the plate moves, new lava erupts on Mauna Loa, adding to its size and height. The volcano periodically erupts, releasing pressure from the magma chamber beneath it.
It's on a hot spot, not a plate boundary.
The volcano, Mauna Loa, located in the United States on the big island of Hawaii, was created by a hot spot. Mauna Loa has erupted 35 times in counting.
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It isn't on a plate boundary. It's on a hotspot.