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Volcanic islands are created as a crustal plate moves over a what ?

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Volcanic islands are formed as a crustal tectonic plate containing an ocean moves over a magma hot spot.

... This magma carries an enormous amount of heat, and it can then be released into the crust and createmagma chambers there.

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