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What is typically responsible for forming volcanic island chains in the oceans?

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The bottom of the sea floor is filled with hot spots, where magma from the Earth's interior presses the surface of the sea floor, forming volcanoes. These volcanoes in the maritime soil erupt and, over millions of years, they expel lava, which accumulates and, as it passes the water line, forms an island

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Answer: Hot spot volcanism is typically responsible for forming volcanic island chains in the oceans.

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