Multiple Choice
Which of the following most accurately describes the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands?
A) composite cone volcanoes associated with a mid- Pacific transform fault
B) shield volcanoes fed by a long- lived hot spot below the Pacific plate
C) composite cone volcanoes associated with subduction and a convergent plate boundary
D) shield volcanoes associated with a mid- Pacific ridge and spreading centre
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