Hotspot (geology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In geology, a hotspot is a location on the Earth's surface that has experienced active volcanism for a long period of time. J. Tuzo Wilson came up with the idea in 1963 that volcanic chains like the...
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Over the past 70 million years, the combined processes of magma formation, volcano eruption and growth, and continued movement of the Pacific Plate over the stationary Hawaiian "hot-spot" have left a long trail of volcanoes across the Pacific Ocean floor.
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pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/Hawaiian.html
pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/Hawaiian.html
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Above: Artist's conception of the movement of the Pacific Plate over the fixed Hawaiian "Hot Spot," illustrating the formation of the Hawaiian Ridge-Emperor Seamount Chain. (Modified from a drawing provided by Maurice Krafft, Centre de Volcanologie, France).
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pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/hotspots.html
pubs.usgs.gov/gip/dynamic/hotspots.html
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The Emperor Seamount chain was once over the hot spot and probably looked much like the modern Hawaiian Islands, but the volcanoes have since submerged. The Pacific Plate is carrying the entire chain of islands and seamounts to the northwest as it drifts slowly to the ... Life-cycle of Hawaiian hot spot volcanoes...
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www.mbari.org/volcanism/Hawaii/Default.htm
www.mbari.org/volcanism/Hawaii/Default.htm
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The Hawaiian Ridge starts at the Kilauea volcano and ends at Dailaluji Seamount (3,493 km long). The Emperor Seamount Chain starts at Daikakuji Seamount and ends at Meiji Seamount (2,327 km long). The youngest portion of the chain is Hawaii which is currently resting over the hot spot.
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www.geology.byu.edu/faculty/rah/tectonics/Student%20Pre...
www.geology.byu.edu/faculty/rah/tectonics/Student%20Presentations/2000%20Fall/Scott%20Tye/hawaiian.htm
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Loihi shares the Hawaiian hot spot with its larger active siblings Mauna Loa and Kilauea. You can view a schematic representation of the geometry of this situation HERE.
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www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/loihi.html
www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/loihi.html
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Kilauea and Loihi share the Hawaiian hot spot with their larger active sibling Mauna Loa. With time, the motion of the Pacific Plate has brought Loihi closer to the center of the hot spot and (possibly) moved Mauna Loa away from it's center.
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www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/hawaiispot.html
www.soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/hawaiispot.html
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