The Geologic Oddity in Hawaii; What Caused the Hawaiian Hotspot Chain to Bend?

Summary The Hawaiian Islands are one of several island chains in the Pacific Ocean that were formed by volcanoes associated with hot spots as the Pacific Tectonic Plate moved. But there are noticeable bends in the island chains' dating to about 45 million years ago. Geologists have several hypotheses about why this happened.

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Stars : Timothy C. Catron

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Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Apr 12, 2023

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

Summary The Hawaiian Islands are one of several island chains in the Pacific Ocean that were formed by volcanoes associated with hot spots as the Pacific Tectonic Plate moved. But there are noticeable bends in the island chains' dating to about 45 million years ago. Geologists have several hypotheses about why this happened.

Details

Genres : Documentary News

Release date : Apr 12, 2023

Countries of origin : United States

Official sites : Official YouTube Channel

Language : English

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