Which Forces Formed the Bend? (IMAGE)

GFZ Helmholtz-Zentrum für Geoforschung

Which Forces Formed the Bend?

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Simulating the Hawaiian-Emperor Bend explains that the bend was formed through changes both of the direction of the lithospheric plates and some motion of the hotspot beneath the plates.

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T. Torsvik et al. (GFZ)

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