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Which is the first step in the formation of a hotspot volcano
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The first step in the formation of a hotspot volcano is lava erupts and forms an island. Magma
generated by the hot spot
rises through the rigid plates of the
lithosphere
and produces active volcanoes at the Earth's surface.
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