Plate loss gave chain of Pacific islands and seamounts a bend
Shift in mantle flow repositioned magma plume responsible for Hawaii
SHARP TURN The sharp bend in the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain formed after a sinking tectonic plate redirected the mantle flowing underneath the Pacific Ocean, new research suggests.
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