1. Hot Spots

2. Plate Tectonics Overview

3. Global Plate Boundaries
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4. Global Hotspot Locations

5. Hawaiian Island – Emperor Seamount Nematath

6. Hawaii’s Hot Spots
Hot spot volcanism is unique because it does not occur at the boundaries of Earth's tectonic plates, where all other volcanism occurs. Instead it occurs at abnormally hot centers called mantle plumes.

7. Yellowstone Hot Spot Super Volcano?!

8. Plate Tectonics Webquest 
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