Easter hotspot
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The Easter hotspot is marked 7 on map.

The Easter hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. The hotspot created the Sala y Gómez Ridge which includes Easter Island and the Pukao Seamount which is at the ridges's young western edge.

See also

• Easter Island#Geology
• Moai (seamount)
• Pukao (Seamount)
• Sala y Gómez

References

• HAASE, STOFFERS & GARBE-SCHÖNBERG

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