
The SciencesApril 1, 1985
The Earth's Hot Spots
These plumes of hot rock welling up from deep in the mantle are a key link in the plate-tectonic cycle. The marks they leave on passing plates include volcanoes, swells and midocean plateaus

The Earth's Hot Spots
These plumes of hot rock welling up from deep in the mantle are a key link in the plate-tectonic cycle. The marks they leave on passing plates include volcanoes, swells and midocean plateaus