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LiRa [457]
3 years ago
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How might tectonic plate movements affect the formation of an atoll?

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Yakvenalex [24]3 years ago
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The formation of islands far from these boundaries can often also be explained by plate tectonics. Hotspots, or "huge columns of upwelling lava called 'plumes'", sit underneath a tectonic plate and push up through the crust. As the plate moves over the spot, new volcanoes form a chain of islands.
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