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I didn't know most volcanoes were on islands, but volcanoes do form islands. When a volcano erupts on the ocean floor and pours out it's lava (melted rock), the water cools it quickly into rock. As this happens again and again over time the rock builds up until it reaches the surface of the ocean. Once it breaks through the surface it's called an island. This is how the Hawaiian Islands were formed.

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