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