June 6, 2018 10:00 am PDT
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Here's how the Hawai'ian Islands formed
Scientific American created this helpful explainer of how the chain of Hawai'ian Islands formed. The tectonic plate is moving northwest over a magma hot spot in the earth's mantle. In fact, there's a new Hawai'ian island named Loihi forming underwater right now. (more…)
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