The Hawaiian mantle plume has left a chain of volcanic islands and seamounts stretching back for ~70 million years.Although the mantle plume has remained relatively stationary, the Pacific Plate above it has moved.Use the figure below to answer the following question. What direction has the Pacific plate been moving for the last 40 million years?
A) Southeast
B) North
C) Northwest
D) Northeast
E) West
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