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    If the Hawaiian Islands Are the Result of Hot-Spot Volcanism
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If the Hawaiian Islands Are the Result of Hot-Spot Volcanism

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If the Hawaiian islands are the result of hot-spot volcanism, why is there a chain of islands and not one big island in the Pacific?

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