Kerguelen hotspot

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The Kerguelen hotspot is marked 20 on map.
The Kerguelen hotspot is marked 20 on map.

The Kerguelen hotspot is a volcanic hotspot at the Kerguelen Plateau in the Southern Indian Ocean. The Kerguelen hotspot has produced basaltic lava for about 130 million years and has also produced the Kerguelen Islands, Heard Island and the McDonald Islands.

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