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oceanic hotspot
WHAT IS A HOTSPOT?
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Caused by a mantle plume of hot, rising material
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VOLCANO CHARACTERISTICS
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Creates broad, gently sloping shield volcanoes
OCEANIC HOTSPOTS
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As the plate moves over the hotspot, a chain of volcanoes can form
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HAWAII
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Hotspot stays relatively fixed↓Pacific Plate moves over it↓Volcano forms↓Plate continues moving↓Volcano moves away from hotspot↓New volcano forms above hotspot↓Chain of volcanic islands
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