page_title: Hotspot (geology)
hierarchical_section_title: Hotspot (geology)
caption_attribution_description: English: Postulated "hot spots"
context_page_description: In geology, a hotspot or hot spot is a portion of the Earth's surface which experiences volcanism. This may be caused by a rising mantle plume or some other cause. Hotspots may be far from tectonic plate boundaries.
  A volcanic hotspot is where magma pushes up from under the mantle and creates a volcano. The earth's plates move along and another volcano is created later. This creates a chain of volcanoes, such as in Hawaii.
context_section_description: In geology, a hotspot or hot spot is a portion of the Earth's surface which experiences volcanism. This may be caused by a rising mantle plume or some other cause. Hotspots may be far from tectonic plate boundaries. 
  A volcanic hotspot is where magma pushes up from under the mantle and creates a volcano. The earth's plates move along and another volcano is created later. This creates a chain of volcanoes, such as in Hawaii.
caption: An example of mantle plume locations suggested by one group.[1]
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