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The '''Tristan hotspot''' is a [[volcano|volcanic]] [[hotspot (geology)|hotspot]] which is responsible for the volcanic activity which forms the volcanoes in the southern [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is thought to have formed the island of [[Tristan da Cunha]] and the [[Walvis Ridge]] on the [[African Plate]].<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=0z74GC0rA5kC&pg=PA539&lpg=PA539&dq=tristan+hotspot+walvis+ridge&source=web&ots=f4f-g7Z-Wl&sig=SXbPXUvnKiO72Ey2fBYj7T2380s&hl=en#PPA538/M1 Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms]</ref> |
The '''Tristan hotspot''' is a [[volcano|volcanic]] [[hotspot (geology)|hotspot]] which is responsible for the volcanic activity which forms the volcanoes in the southern [[Atlantic Ocean]]. It is thought to have formed the island of [[Tristan da Cunha]] and the [[Walvis Ridge]] on the [[African Plate]].<ref>[http://books.google.ca/books?id=0z74GC0rA5kC&pg=PA539&lpg=PA539&dq=tristan+hotspot+walvis+ridge&source=web&ots=f4f-g7Z-Wl&sig=SXbPXUvnKiO72Ey2fBYj7T2380s&hl=en#PPA538/M1 Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms]</ref> |
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The [[Gough Island|Gough]] hotspot is connected to the [[Paraná and Etendeka traps]] by the Walvis Ridge too.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=O'Neill |first=C. |last2=Müller |first2=R. D. |last3=Steinberger |first3=B. |title=Revised Indian plate rotations based on the motion of Indian Ocean hotspots |journal=Earth and Planetary Science Letters |volume=215 |pages=151-168 |year=2003 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=O'Connor |first=J. M. |last2=le Roex |first2=A. P. |year=1992 |title=South Atlantic hot spot-plume systems. 1: Distribution of volcanism in time and space |journal=Earth and Planetary Science Letters |volume=113 |pages=343-364 }}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 05:37, 23 July 2010
The Tristan hotspot is a volcanic hotspot which is responsible for the volcanic activity which forms the volcanoes in the southern Atlantic Ocean. It is thought to have formed the island of Tristan da Cunha and the Walvis Ridge on the African Plate.[1]
The Gough hotspot is connected to the Paraná and Etendeka traps by the Walvis Ridge too.[2][3]
References
- ^ Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms
- ^ O'Neill, C.; Müller, R. D.; Steinberger, B. (2003). "Revised Indian plate rotations based on the motion of Indian Ocean hotspots". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 215: 151–168.
- ^ O'Connor, J. M.; le Roex, A. P. (1992). "South Atlantic hot spot-plume systems. 1: Distribution of volcanism in time and space". Earth and Planetary Science Letters. 113: 343–364.
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