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HOTSPOTS
BY GIANNA MARINELLI
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WHAT ARE HOTSPOTS?
Places where the mantle melts to generate magma.
When the hotspot forms, it stays where it is.
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EXAMPLES OF HOTSPOTS
Hawaii Hotspot
Yellostone Hotspot
Louisville Seamount Chain
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HAWAII HOTSPOT
Located near the namesake islands.
In the Northern Pacific Ocean.
Far from plate boundaries
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YELLOWSTONE HOTSPOT
Large volcanic hotspot
Lies beneath Yellowstone national park
It has caused volcanic activity in Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, and Wyoming.
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LOUISVILLE SEAMOUNT CHAIN
This hotspot created underwater mountains.
932 miles in the South Pacific Ocean.
These mountains were formed when the pacific plate moved in a northwestern direction.
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SOURCES:
http://hvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/archive/1995/95_04_14.html
http://
education.nationalgeographic.com/encyclopedia/hot-spot/
Gianna Marinelli
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