St. Helena Seamount chain

St. Helena Seamount chain

The St. Helena Seamount chain is an underwater chain of seamounts in the southern Atlantic Ocean. The chain has been formed by the movement of the African Plate over the St. Helena hotspot. [ [http://books.google.ca/books?id=0z74GC0rA5kC&pg=PA539&lpg=PA539&dq=tristan+hotspot+walvis+ridge&source=web&ots=f4f-g7Z-Wl&sig=SXbPXUvnKiO72Ey2fBYj7T2380s&hl=en#PPA538/M1 Plates, Plumes, and Paradigms] ]

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