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superplume

Noun

Meaning

superplume (plural superplumes)

A large mantle plume

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

As evidence, they pointed to two large plateaus (one in Ethiopia and one in Kenya) that they said were created when a superplume pushed up the mantle. Source: Internet

The African superplume will provide scientists with easier access to study the earth's inner workings (another lies underneath the Pacific Ocean). Source: Internet

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