Hawaiian Islands (IMAGE)

Brown University

Hawaiian Islands

Caption

The trail of underwater mountains created as the tectonic plate moved across the Hawaii hotspot over millions of years, known as the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain, or the Emperor Seamounts.

Credit

USGS

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