Society hotspot

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The Society hotspot is a volcanic hotspot in the South Pacific responsible for creating the Society Islands chain, including major peaks such as Mont Orohena on Tahiti.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Society hotspot canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (38)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geological feature ⓘ
volcanic hotspot ⓘ
associatedWith Mont Aorai ⓘ
Mount Otemanu ⓘ
Society Archipelago ⓘ
Tahiti Iti ⓘ
linked to: Tahiti Nui

Tahiti Nui ⓘ
causes ocean island basalt volcanism ⓘ
shield volcano formation ⓘ
creates intraplate volcanoes ⓘ
volcanic seamount chain ⓘ
hasEffectOn coral reef development via subsiding volcanoes ⓘ
island building in Society Islands ⓘ
seamount formation in South Pacific ⓘ
hasGeologicalProcess hotspot volcanism ⓘ
mantle plume volcanism ⓘ
hasVolcanicProduct alkaline basalt ⓘ
basaltic lava ⓘ
ocean island basalts ⓘ
locatedIn French Polynesia region ⓘ
Pacific Plate ⓘ
South Pacific Ocean ⓘ
locatedNear Society Islands ⓘ
movementRelativeTo Pacific Plate motion ⓘ
partOf Society hotspot track ⓘ
responsibleFor Society Islands chain ⓘ
linked to: Society Islands

formation of Bora Bora ⓘ
formation of Huahine ⓘ
formation of Maupiti ⓘ
formation of Mehetia ⓘ
formation of Mont Orohena ⓘ
formation of Moorea ⓘ
formation of Raiatea ⓘ
formation of Tahiti ⓘ
volcanic activity in Society Islands ⓘ
resultsIn age-progressive volcanic chain ⓘ
studiedIn hotspot track geochronology ⓘ
mantle plume geochemistry ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mont Orohena → volcanicField → Society hotspot ⓘ