Canary hotspot
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The Canary hotspot is marked 18 on map
The Canary hotspot is marked 18 on map

The Canary hotspot is a volcanic hotspot believed to be located at the Canary Islands off the north-western coast of Africa, although alternative theories to explain the volcanism there exists.[1] The Canary hotspot is believed to be underlain by a mantle plume that is relatively deep. It is believed to have first appeared about 60 million years ago.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Origin of the Canary Islands: A chonology of ideas and related concepts from the Antiquity to the end of 20th century.
  2. ^ Effects of Canary hotspot volcanism on structure of oceanic crust off Morocco Retrieved on 2007-10-13
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