Chapter: Hotspots

Hotspots of the World

Even if I have explained the hotspots with the Hawaiian Islands because it's such a clear example, we can find hotspots all over the world. Indeed we find them in oceans as well as under continents. Here I will name some areas which have been shaped by hotspots:

• The Canary Islands
• La Reunion in the Indian Ocean
• The Azores
• Mount Etna
• Yellowstone Park
• The mountain ranges Ahaggar and Tibesti in Africa
• The Highland of Korea
• The Island Hainan
• Pitcairn (island in the Pacific)

as well as many more.