As the plate moved slowly northwest, new volcanicislands would have formed as the plate moved over the volcanic source.
当板块缓慢向西北移动时,新的火山岛就会随着板块的移动,在火山源处形成。
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The oceanic volcanicislands and their hot-spot trails are thus especially useful for geologists because they record the past locations of the plate over a fixed source.
海洋火山岛和它们的热点轨迹对于地质学家尤其有用,因为它们记录了过去的板块在固定地点之上的位置。
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He saw volcanicislands in the sea, and wondered how living things had got there.