Easter hotspot
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The Easter hotspot is a volcanic hotspot in the southeastern Pacific Ocean responsible for creating Easter Island and nearby seamount chains through long-term mantle plume activity.
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mantle plume
→
volcanic hotspot → |
| activityDuration |
long-term geological timescales
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| associatedWith |
Easter Island volcanic province
→
Easter fracture zone → Easter microplate region → |
| cause |
seamount formation
→
volcanic island formation → |
| crustType |
oceanic crust
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| formationMechanism |
upwelling of hot mantle material
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| geologicalProcess |
intraplate volcanism
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| heatSource |
mantle plume
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| locatedIn |
southeastern Pacific Ocean
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| locatedOn |
Pacific Plate
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| namedAfter |
Easter Island
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| ocean |
Pacific Ocean
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| plateMotionRelativeToHotspot |
Pacific Plate moving over relatively stationary plume
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| produced |
oceanic island basalt
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| region |
southeast Pacific
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| relatedConcept |
hotspot track
→
intraplate seamount chains → mantle plume theory → |
| responsibleFor |
Easter Island
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Easter Seamount Chain → nearby seamount chains → |
| tectonicSetting |
Pacific Ocean basin
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| volcanismType |
hotspot volcanism
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|
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Nazca Ridge
→
|
isHotspotTrackOf |
|
Terevaka
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|
tectonicSetting |