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Yellowtone And Hawaii Similarities

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Yellowstone and Hawaii Comparison Hawaii and Yellowstone both attract millions of people per year. Tourists go to Hawaii for sunshine and beaches, and to Yellowstone to experience the hot springs and wonders of nature. Hawaii and Yellowstone may have differences, but what many people don't know is that they are alike in numerous ways. Both Hawaii and Yellowstone were created by hotspot. A difference is that the Islands of Hawaii were created over thousands of years because of a plate that is moving over a hotspot, and every once and awhile magma from the hotspot pushes up and creates a volcano. In contrast, Yellowstone was formed when a hotspot moved under it and over millions of years has caused eruptions which have shaped present day Yellowstone. …show more content…

A similarity is that both Yellowstone and Hawaii are located in the middle of a plate, but Hawaii is located on the Pacific plate where as Yellowstone is located on the North American plate. Another reason they are different is that they have different crusts. Hawaii has an oceanic crust which is thinner than continental crust, which is what Yellowstone has. A further example of how they are similar is that they are both located above a hotspot. A hotspot is an area of volcanic activity. Hawaii and Yellowstone are both major vacation destinations; they may seem completely different, but they are actually quite similar. A difference between them is that people go to Hawaii to see the volcanoes and go to Yellowstone to see Old Faithful and hot springs. Although many people may think this is a difference, it is actually a similarity because all of these things are volcanic activity caused by hotspots. Hotspots lie underneath both Yellowstone and Hawaii, but they cause different geological activity in both places. An example of how they are different is that Hawaii has the most active volcanoes on earth whereas Yellowstone's volcano is dormant. On the other hand, they are both similar because they both produce geysers and hot

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