CASE STUDY: HAWAII HOTSPOTS

CASE STUDY: HAWAII, KILAVEA (HOTSPOTS)

• Kilavea is the world's most active volcano. It is part of a massive chain of powerful volcanoes, known as the Hawaiian Islands. 
• It is a shield volcano, caused by overheating in the earth's crust (hotspot)
• These spots are called mantle plumes/hot spots. 

• The Hawaii hot spot lies beneath the Big island of Hawaii. 
• Sits on the Pacific plate, and this plate moves east at the rate of…