Relation of Macdonald Volcano to migration of volcanism along the Austral Chain
Abstract
The growth of island chains by the linear migration of volcanic activity is manifest, to varying degrees, in the surface geology of a number of island groups. In Hawaii, the classic example, this pattern is attested by present-day volcanism, geomorphology, and geochronology. The recent discovery of the currently active Macdonald volcano at the southeastern extension of the Austral chain supports the validity of a linear volcanic migration pattern for that group as well.
- Publication:
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Journal of Geophysical Research
- Pub Date:
- May 1971
- DOI:
- 10.1029/JB076i014p03282
- Bibcode:
- 1971JGR....76.3282J
- Keywords:
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- Pacific Ocean: Volcanology;
- Volcanism: Mechanism;
- Volcanoes: Pacific Ocean;
- Volcanology;
- Information Related to Geographic Regions: Pacific Ocean