The Hawaiian Islands are an example of
A) two ocean plates converging.
B) two continental plates converging.
C) diverging plates.
D) hotspots.
E) transform plate boundary.

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The Hawaiian Islands are formed due to hotspot volcanism, where a stationary mantle plume melts through the Pacific Plate, resulting in a chain of volcanic islands. Therefore, the correct answer is D.

The Hawaiian Islands Are an Example of