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Shona Hotspot
The Shona or Meteor hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Its zig-zag-shaped hotspot track, a chain of seamounts and ridges, stretches from its current location at or near the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to South Africa. Location The present location of the hotspot is disputed. proposed a location below a small seamount, the "Shona Seamount" (), just west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This location was used by . however proposed , the eastern end of the Shona Rise/ Shona Ridge. simply located the hotspot at where its volcanic trail begin. Discovery The hotspot was first proposed by . They noted that the Meteor Rise and Cape Rise seamount chain (west of South Africa) could not be associated with the Bouvet hotspot and therefore predicted the existence of another hotspot near the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Hartnady and le Roex explained the peculiar zig-zag pattern of this seamount chain as the result of the hotspo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hotspots
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