Describe how the Hawaiian Islands were formed and how they are evidence for mantle plumes.

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Describe how the Hawaiian Islands were formed and how they are evidence for mantle plumes.

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Hawaiian Islands are volcanic islands so they were created by underwater volcanoes and as they erupted, the land was created.

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