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In what direction was the Pacific plate moving while the Hawaiian Islands were forming

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Wilson in 1963 suggested that the Hawaiian Islands were formed as Pacific plates moved slowly northwest over some melting point, currently described as a convection plume.http://emedia.leeward.hawaii.edu/millen/…-Hawaiian Islands were formed as Pacific plates moved The direction of the plate movement is clearly from the north-west.......

Assuming hot spots remain fixed, in what direction was the Pacific plate moving while the Hawaiian Islands were forming?

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NORTHWEST

"In the middle of the Pacific ocean, the Hawaiian hotspot remains stationary while the Pacific plate slowly moves overhead to the northwest."
http://www.punaridge.org/doc/factoids/Ha…

Wilson in 1963 "suggested that the Hawaiian Islands were formed as Pacific plates moved slowly northwest over some melting point, currently described as a convection "plume.""
http://emedia.leeward.hawaii.edu/millen/…

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Hawaiian Islands were formed as Pacific plates moved The direction of the plate movement is clearly from the north-west.

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