Tag Archives: Hawaiian Islands

A 2013 photo of an erupting undersea volcano creating a new island off the coast of Nishinoshima, Japan. The future Hawaiian island of Loihi will resemble this in geological terms.
~100,000-200,000: Exploring Loihi – The Emerging Hawaiian Island

Discover Loihi, an undersea mountain set to become Hawaii's newest island. With a history of seismic activity and significant growth potential, Loihi epitomizes Earth's dynamic geological processes

A NASA satellite view of the Hawaiian Island chain, showing the Big Island of Hawaii in the southeast extending to Kauai and tiny Ni’ihau in the northwest, with a chain of smaller islands and atolls above sea level continuing over 620 miles (1000 km) northwest
c. 28 Million BCE: The Formation of the Hawaiian Islands – A Hotspot Story

The Hawaiian Islands' formation is linked to a stationary hotspot beneath the moving Pacific plate, a theory first proposed by John Tuzo Wilson in 1963. The islands' age progression from the youngest in the southeast [...]