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/newscenter/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/fea-hot-spots.jpg1000600Volcanic hot spots such as the ones that created the Hawaiian Islands have long been considered stationary points, but new data analyses provide conclusive evidence that hot spots are not fixed but are moving.