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The Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain is composed of the Hawaiian Ridge and the Emperor Seamounts, a vast underwater mountain region beneath the northern Pacific Ocean. It is considered the largest mountain chain in the world. In 1963, geologist Tuzo Wilson hypothesized the origins of the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain explaining that they were created by a hotspot of volcanic activity that was left stationary as the Pacific tectonic plate drifted in a northeasterly direction. Recent developments however challenge Wilson's hypothesis.

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	The '''Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain''' is composed of the [[Hawaiian Ridge]] and the [[Emperor Seamounts]], a vast underwater mountain region beneath the northern [[Pacific Ocean]] created by a hotspot of volcanic activity that was left stationary as the Pacific tectonic plate drifted in a northeasterly direction.		The '''Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain''' is composed of the [[Hawaiian Ridge]] and the [[Emperor Seamounts]], a vast underwater mountain region beneath the northern [[Pacific Ocean]]. It is considered the largest mountain chain in the world. In [[1963]], geologist Tuzo Wilson hypothesized the origins of the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain explaining that they were created by a hotspot of volcanic activity that was left stationary as the Pacific tectonic plate drifted in a northeasterly direction. Recent developments however challenge Wilson's hypothesis.

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