The Bowie hotspot is a volcanic hotspot, located 180 kilometres (110 mi) west of Haida Gwaii in the Pacific Ocean. Almost all magma created by the hotspot has the composition of basalt, and so the volcanoes are constructed almost entirely of this igneous rock.
The Bowie hotspot is a volcanic hotspot, located 180 kilometres (110 mi) west of Haida Gwaii in the Pacific Ocean. Almost all magma created by the hotspot has the composition of basalt, and so the volcanoes are constructed almost entirely of this igneous rock.
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