EarthRef.org Digital Archive (ERDA) -- Age of Hawaiian Islands and Outer Seamounts graph

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Age of Hawaiian Islands and Outer Seamounts graph

File Name	m00025.dat.579.age.hawaiian.islands.graph.pdf
Data Type	graphs
Computer Program	Microsoft Excel 2000
File Size	61.00 KB - 2 files [ pdf,xls ]
Expert Level	High School (Grade 9-12)
Contributor	ERESE Database Team
Source	Clague & Dalrymple 1987 Hawaii Center of Volcanism, SOEST
Resource Matrix	The Formation of Seamounts

Description
This graph represents the data from the Age of Hawaiian Islands and Outer Seamounts data set. It exemplifies fluctuations in the somewhat linear relationship of distance from Kilauea and age that are possibly contributed to changes in plate velocity or motion of the hotspot.