Submitted by Mad_Jax77 t3_113jume in askscience
kerfitten1234 t1_j8twy5e wrote
Reply to comment by CrustalTrudger in Why is the Big Island so much bigger than the other Hawaiian islands? by Mad_Jax77
Kamaʻehuakanaloa is far to close to the big island to be the next island in the chain, it will join with the island soon after breaching the surface, if Kilauea doesn't fill in the gap before then. In fact, if the increased magma output doesn't slow down, I would expect individual islands to stop being a thing except at the tail end of the landmass, roughly where Kauai currently is.
[deleted] t1_j8v7y2h wrote
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kerfitten1234 t1_j8v8jz2 wrote
Not really, New Zealand is continental crust, the micro continent of zealandia
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