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Towards a better understanding of hot spot volcanism

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Natural risks and vulnerability - Samoa, Cook Islands, , Pitcairn, Reunion

January 2008

More scientific knowledge is still needed about the origin of hot spots. When this type of volcanism is present right at the centre of oceanic tectonic plates, it gives rise to volcanic constructions such as the Hawaii archipelago or Reunion Island. Although it is already known that classical ...

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