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Tenerife – the big pyramid
Author(s) -
Greensmith Trevor
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.2004.00478.x
Subject(s) - archipelago , geology , nothing , pyramid (geometry) , mantle (geology) , earth science , hot spot (computer programming) , archaeology , paleontology , geography , oceanography , epistemology , geometry , philosophy , mathematics , computer science , operating system
There is nothing like a good controversy in geology, when vehemently held conflicting opinions set the adrenaline running. The debate over hot spots or mantle plumes is developing in this way; as such it is pertinent to look at the Canary Islands archipelago where hot spot ideas have been in place for some time.