When we got to the 102nd floor, we made a hard right out of the elevator and there was a door to our left. Jean-Yves Ghazi opens the door to the 103rd floor of the Empire State Building â April 30, 2013 (credit: Evan Bindelglass / CBSNewYork)
The volcanic origin of Madeira Island ... Macaronesia, a group of five archipelagos of volcanic origin located in the North Atlantic is composed of the Madeira Islands, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and the Azores.The Archipelago of Madeira was created through a Hot Spot.The island is only the top quarter of the entire volcanic system.acaronesia, a group of five archipelagos of volcanic origin located in the North Atlantic is composed of the Madeira Islands, Canary Islands, Cape Verde, and the Azores. The Archipelago of Madeira was created through a Hot Spot. The island is only the top quarter of the entire volcanic system.
This observation is a strong evidence for the theory that volcanic hotspots like the Hawaiian Islands originate from mantle plumes generated at the Earth's core-mantle boundary.ew explanation for Hawaiian hot spot. (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in the US have suggested that volcanic activity in Hawaii could be fed by a giant hot rock pool 1,000 kilometers west of the islands and in the Earths mantle, rather than being fed by a hot ...