Azores hotspot

38°30′N 28°45′W / 38.5°N 28.75°W / 38.5; -28.75 (Azores hotspot)

The Azores hotspot is a volcanic hotspot in the Northern Atlantic Ocean. The Azores is relatively young and is associated with a bathymetric swell, a gravity anomaly and ocean island basalt geochemistry. The Azores hotspot lies just east of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

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