Volcanic Hotspots

Connected Sites: 10

A hotspot is a region of high volcanic activity not directly connected to a tectonic plate boundary. It is caused by upwelling of deep mantle plumes. Since their locations within the Earth are relatively "fixed", slow tectonic plate movements over them can create volcanic island chains/undersea ridges. Geologists have identified some 40-50 such hotspots around the globe although the causes of volcanism at some of them is debated. See this site for list and map. Recently it is understood that they are no longer 'fixed' as previously thought due to the recent study published in Science magazine and reported on here at Science Daily. Hotspots are not stationary they move because the Earth's mantle is in constant motion. See Science Daily

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Connected Sites

Teide National Park
Inscribed: 2007
3.81
231
7
Canary Hotspot
See Www.Unep-Wcmc.Org
Brazilian Atlantic Islands
Inscribed: 2001
3.21
20
4
Fernando De Noronha - Fernando Hotspot
See Www.Goldschmidt2008.Org
Yellowstone
Yellowstone
United States of America
Inscribed: 1978
4.48
294
12
Yellowstone Hotspot
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Galapagos Islands
Inscribed: 1978
4.62
141
9
Galapagos Hotspot
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Hawaii Volcanoes
Hawaii Volcanoes
United States of America
Inscribed: 1987
4.05
203
12
Hawaiii Hotspot
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Lord Howe Island
Inscribed: 1982
3.53
20
5
Lord Howe Hotspot: "The Lord Howe Rise Contains A Line Of Seamounts Which Formed During The Miozene Period When This Part Of Zealandia Existed Over The Lord Howe Hotspot"
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Pitons of Reunion
Inscribed: 2010
3.65
63
3
Reunion Hotspot
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Papahanaumokuakea
Papahanaumokuakea
United States of America
Inscribed: 2010
3.11
8
1
Hawaiii Hotspot
Mount Etna
Inscribed: 2013
3.54
327
12
French Austral Lands and Seas
Inscribed: 2019
5
0
Kerguelen Hotspot
See En.Wikipedia.Org