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posted on 2023-05-22, 14:24 authored by Joanna EllisonJoanna Ellison
The divergent plate boundary of the East Pacific Rise lies to the east of the region and is the formative source of the Pacific tectonic plate. In moving to the WNW, the plate passes over a number of hot spots causing the eastern Pacific volcanic island chains of Hawaii, Pitcairn, French Polynesia, and the Cook Islands, and island chains further to the west such as the Samoas are also volcanic hotspot remnants.

History

Publication title

Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms

Editors

Bird, EFC

Pagination

1455-1462

ISBN

9781402086380

Department/School

School of Geography, Planning and Spatial Sciences

Publisher

Springer

Place of publication

Netherlands

Extent

24

Repository Status

  • Restricted

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Expanding knowledge in the environmental sciences

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