Which of the following statements best describes the big Hawaiian volcanoes?
A) They are situated in the interior of a large, Pacific plate above a hot spot deep in the mantle.
B) They lie directly above an active subduction zone where the Pacific plate is sinking into the mantle.
C) They lie along the crest of the East Pacific Rise, a mid- ocean ridge or spreading center.
D) They lie directly above a transform plate boundary that cuts deeply into the mantle.
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