
The Cobb hotspot is shown as 5 on map.
The 'Cobb hotspot' is a
volcanic hotspot located off the
Oregon/
Washington coast of the
United States. The hotspot is at the
Juan de Fuca Ridge, and the
Axial Seamount is the hotspot's most recent eruptive center. The last eruption of the Axial Seamount was in
1998.
See also
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Geology of the Pacific Northwest
References
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Geochemical and Tectonic Effects of the Interaction of the Cobb Hotspot and the Juan de Fuca Ridge