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eimsori [14]
3 years ago
9

The Hawaiian Islands were formed by volcanic activity. How do the Hawaiian Islands differ from a volcanic arc?

Geography
1 answer:
Galina-37 [17]3 years ago
6 0
<span> The </span>Hawaiian Islands<span> are fixed, but </span>volcanic arcs can<span> move as tectonic plates slowly spread apart. The </span>Hawaiian Islands formed<span> over a hot spot; a</span>volcanic arc<span> forms when one lithospheric plate is subducted under another one.</span>
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