Easter hotspot

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The Easter hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. The hotspot created the Sala y Gómez Ridge which includes Easter Island and the Pukao Seamount which is at the ridges's young western edge.

[edit] See also

• Easter Island#Geology
• Moai (seamount)
• Pukao (Seamount)
• Sala y Gómez

[edit] References

• HAASE, STOFFERS & GARBE-SCHÖNBERG