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From: Resilient Planet Mission 4: Paradise Found (pp: 75)
Island Formation

This animation shows how volcanic islands form. Lava escapes to the surface from a subsurface plume called a hot spot. New islands form as tectonic plates drag land over the hot spot or as the hot spot moves.

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