Marquesas hotspot

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The Marquesas hotspot is marked 26 on map.
The Marquesas hotspot is marked 26 on map.

The Marquesas hotspot is a volcanic hotspot in the central Pacific Ocean. It is responsible for the Marquesas Islands, a group of 12 volcanic islands and are one of the five archipelagos of French Polynesia.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Flora of the Marquesas Islands


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