Sentences with phrase «highly volcanic regions»
The link between crust thickness and age prompted two possible explanations — both related to the fact that hotter mantle tends to make more magma: Mantle hot spots — highly volcanic regions, such as the Hawaiian Islands and Iceland — could have thickened the old crust by covering it in layers of lava at a later time.
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The islands are part of the Pacific ring of fire, a highly active volcanic region that regularly throws up new islands.