Sentences with phrase «known volcanic hotspots»

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As the heads of mantle plumes can partly melt when they reach shallow depths, they are thought to be the cause of volcanic centers known as hotspots and probably also to have caused flood basalts.

Known as hotspots, volcanic island chains such as Samoa can ancient primordial signatures from the early solar system that have somehow survived billions of years.

Known as Australia's Green Cauldron, these lush mountains were once a volcanic hotspot.