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Upwarped mountains are generally the result of broad arching of the crust or sometimes great vertical displacement along a highangle fault. The Black Hills in South Dakota and the Adirondack Mountains in New York are upwarped mountain ranges. Volcanic mountains are the accumulations of large amounts of volcanic lavas and pyroclastic material around the volcanic vent, such as seamounts and stratovolcanoes. The Hawaiian and Aleutian Islands are volcanic mountains. Fault-block mountains result from tensional stress.
The constant movement of the plate stops volcanoes from erupting, but it also allows new volcanoes to be formed. Loâihi seamount, an active volcano south of Kilauea, is the firstborn from the countless eruptions and plate movements. Each island in Hawaii is composed of an active volcano. The Big Island, which is the largest of the Hawaiian Islands, is home to five major volcanoes, including Mauna Loa, the largest volcano on Earth. Aside from the eight major islands, the Hawaiian archipelago is also composed of islets, atolls and underwater seamounts in the North Pacific Ocean.