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- Date: 2026-04-21 19:00:15
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This topic has appeared in the English Wikipedia rankings 1 time. It first appeared on 2026-04-21 and was most recently seen on 2026-04-21.
Wikipedia Overview
The Kerguelen hotspot is a volcanic hotspot at the Kerguelen Plateau in the Southern Indian Ocean. The Kerguelen hotspot has produced basaltic lava for about 130 million years and has also produced the Kerguelen Islands, Naturaliste Plateau, Heard Island, the McDonald Islands, the Comei large igneous province in south Tibet, and the Rajmahal Traps. One of the associated features, the Ninety East Ridge, is distinguished by its over 5,000 km (3,100 mi) length, being the longest linear tectonic feature on Earth. The total volume of magma erupted in 130 million years with associated features has been estimated to be about 25,000,000 km3 (6,000,000 cu mi). However, as well as large igneous provinces and seamounts the hotspot has interacted with other seafloor spreading features, so this volume figure has some uncertainty.
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Earth’s longest preserved linear volcanic ridge generated by a moving Kerguelen hotspot - Nature
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Variable Melt Production Rate of the Kerguelen HotSpot Due To Long-Term Plume-Ridge Interaction - AGU Publications
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Earth’s Longest Volcanic Ridge May Be an Underwater Moving Hotspot - ZME Science
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Moving 'hotspot' created world's longest straight underwater mountain belt, researchers find - Phys.org
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This Massive Underwater Mountain Range Was Made by a 'Moving' Hotspot - ScienceAlert
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Ninetyeast Ridge - Drishti IAS
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‘Indian Ocean found moving’: Shakes up to 50 years of tectonic plate models - Business Today
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