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Geography GK · Q126

Lithosphere

Competitive Exams · Geography GK · question 126

Q126

The Volcanic activities are found more in

A.
Hawaii
Answer
B.
Japan
C.
Columbia
D.
New Zealand

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Volcanic activities mainly takes place in the basin of Pacific Ocean known as 'Pacific Ring of Fire' Maona Loa in Hawaii is particularly famous for volcanic activities. The local tectonic plate (in the case of the Hawaii hotspot, the Pacific Plate) slowly slides over the hotspot, carrying its volcanoes with it without affecting the plume. Over hundreds of thousands of years, the magma supply for the volcano is slowly cut off, eventually going extinct.