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The Hawaiian-Emperor chain of undersea volcanoes is about 7500 km long, and the Pacific...

The Hawaiian-Emperor chain of undersea volcanoes is about 7500 km long, and the Pacific plate is moving 9.2 cm a year. How old is the oldest detectable volcano in the chain? What has happened to older volcanoes in the chain?

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