Samoa hotspot
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title:
Samoa hotspot
text:
The Samoa hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located in the south Pacific Ocean.
The hotspot model describes a hot upwelling plume of magma through the Earth's crust as an explanation of how volcanic islands are formed. The hotspot idea came from J. Tuzo Wilson in 1963 based on the Hawaiian Islands volcanic chain. In theory, the Samoa hotspot is based on the Pacific Tectonic Plate travelling over a fixed hotspot located deep underneath the Samoan Islands.
The Samoa hotspot includes the Samoan Islands
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Volcanic hotspot located in the south Pacific Ocean
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa_hotspot
date created:
2009-03-03T13:44:27Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T14:43:42Z
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