Wilson suggested that the long chain of volcanoes stretching northwest from Hawaii is simply the surface expression of a long-lived volcanic source located beneath the tectonic plate in the mantle.
威尔逊认为，夏威夷向西北延伸的火山长链只是一个长期存于板块下、地幔中的火山源在板块表面的表现。
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The most recent island, Hawaii, would be at the end of the chain and is now over the volcanic source.
最近的一个岛屿是夏威夷岛，它位于这条岛链的末端，现在位于火山源头的上方。
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The Caribbean islands finding themselves along the eastern curve of the Caribbean Plate will thus experience increased volcanic activity in the many volcanoes that lie on that island chain.