From an analysis of the hot-spot population it appears that the African plate is stationary and that it has not moved during the past 30 million years.
从对热点人口的分析来看，非洲板块似乎是静止的，在过去的3000万年里它没有移动过。
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From an analysis of the hot-spot population it appears that the African plate is stationary and that it has not moved during the past 30 million years.
从对热点人口的分析来看，非洲板块似乎是静止的，在过去的3000万年里它没有移动过。
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The oceanic volcanic islands and their hot-spot trails are thus especially useful for geologists because they record the past locations of the plate over a fixed source.