Juan Fernández hotspot
The Juan Fernández hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. The hotspot created the Juan Fernández Ridge which includes the Juan Fernández Archipelago and a long seamount chain that is being subducted in the Peru–Chile Trench at the site of Papudo giving origin to the Norte Chico Volcanic Gap.
See also
- Easter hotspot
- Liquiñe-Ofqui Fault
- Patagonian Volcanic Gap
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Hotspots
- Balleny
- Erebus
- Kerguelen
- Canary
- New England
- Réunion
- Shona
- Sierra Leone
- St. Helena
- Tristan
Proposed mechanisms: Mantle plume · Plate theory
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