Hawaiian hotspot
E381363
The Hawaiian hotspot is a long-lived volcanic plume in the Earth's mantle that has created the Hawaiian Island chain and associated seamounts as the Pacific Plate moves over it.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hawaiian hotspot canonical | 5 |
| Hawaii hotspot | 2 |
| Hawaii hotspot volcanic system | 1 |
| Yellowstone hotspot | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3713139 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Hawaiian hotspot Context triple: [Mauna Loa, overlies, Hawaiian hotspot]
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A.
Galápagos hotspot
The Galápagos hotspot is a volcanic mantle plume beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean responsible for creating the Galápagos Islands and associated seafloor features through long-term hotspot volcanism.
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B.
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
The Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain is a long, age-progressive line of volcanic islands and underwater mountains in the Pacific Ocean that records the movement of the Pacific Plate over a stationary mantle hotspot.
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C.
Kauaʻi shield volcano
The Kauaʻi shield volcano is the massive, ancient volcanic structure that built the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, characterized by its broad, gently sloping profile formed from repeated basaltic lava flows.
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D.
Canary hotspot volcanic system
The Canary hotspot volcanic system is a mantle plume-driven volcanic region responsible for forming and sustaining the volcanically active Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Galápagos Rise
The Galápagos Rise is an active mid-ocean ridge in the eastern Pacific Ocean associated with seafloor spreading and volcanic activity near the Galápagos Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Hawaiian hotspot Target entity description: The Hawaiian hotspot is a long-lived volcanic plume in the Earth's mantle that has created the Hawaiian Island chain and associated seamounts as the Pacific Plate moves over it.
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A.
Galápagos hotspot
The Galápagos hotspot is a volcanic mantle plume beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean responsible for creating the Galápagos Islands and associated seafloor features through long-term hotspot volcanism.
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B.
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
The Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain is a long, age-progressive line of volcanic islands and underwater mountains in the Pacific Ocean that records the movement of the Pacific Plate over a stationary mantle hotspot.
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C.
Kauaʻi shield volcano
The Kauaʻi shield volcano is the massive, ancient volcanic structure that built the Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi, characterized by its broad, gently sloping profile formed from repeated basaltic lava flows.
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D.
Canary hotspot volcanic system
The Canary hotspot volcanic system is a mantle plume-driven volcanic region responsible for forming and sustaining the volcanically active Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Galápagos Rise
The Galápagos Rise is an active mid-ocean ridge in the eastern Pacific Ocean associated with seafloor spreading and volcanic activity near the Galápagos Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intraplate volcanic hotspot
ⓘ
mantle plume ⓘ |
| ageEstimate |
at least 70 million years
ⓘ
over 80 million years ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Pacific Ring of Fire
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Ring of Fire (indirectly via plate context)
|
| associatedWithPlate | Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| causes |
Hawaiian Islands
ⓘ
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain ⓘ Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiian–Emperor volcanic chain
intraplate volcanism in Hawaii ⓘ |
| created |
Emperor Seamounts
ⓘ
Hawaiʻi (island) ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaii (island)
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiian Ridge
Kahoʻolawe ⓘ
surface form:
Kahoolawe
Kauaʻi ⓘ
surface form:
Kauai
Lānaʻi ⓘ
surface form:
Lanai
Lōʻihi Seamount ⓘ
surface form:
Loihi Seamount
Maui ⓘ Meiji Seamount ⓘ Molokaʻi ⓘ
surface form:
Molokai
Niihau ⓘ Oahu ⓘ |
| currentSurfaceExpression |
Kīlauea
ⓘ
surface form:
Kilauea
Mauna Loa ⓘ |
| depthOrigin |
deep mantle
ⓘ
possibly core–mantle boundary ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | J. Tuzo Wilson ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | effusive eruptions ⓘ |
| evidenceFrom |
Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawaiian–Emperor bend
age progression of volcanoes ⓘ geochemical signatures of lavas ⓘ |
| futureSurfaceExpression |
Lōʻihi Seamount
ⓘ
surface form:
Loihi Seamount
|
| hasBendInChainAt | about 43 million years ago ⓘ |
| hotspotTrackLength | over 6000 kilometers ⓘ |
| hotspotType | oceanic hotspot ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Earth's mantle ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | central Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| motionRelativeToPlate | nearly stationary ⓘ |
| plateMotionOverHotspot | northwestward motion of Pacific Plate ⓘ |
| produces |
alkalic basalt
ⓘ
flood basalt lavas ⓘ shield volcanoes ⓘ tholeiitic basalt ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
mantle dynamics
ⓘ
plate tectonics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
| theoryProposedBy | J. Tuzo Wilson ⓘ |
| theoryProposedInYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| volcanismType | basaltic volcanism ⓘ |
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Subject: Hawaiian hotspot Description of subject: The Hawaiian hotspot is a long-lived volcanic plume in the Earth's mantle that has created the Hawaiian Island chain and associated seamounts as the Pacific Plate moves over it.
Referenced by (9)
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