Why does Hawaii move closer to Japan?

A subduction zone offshore of Japan consumes the Pacific plate, which is partly melted to create the volcanoes of Japan. If the Plate Tectonic Express operates without change for 63 million years, the Big Island will be headed down the Japanese trench, within hailing distance of Sapporo.



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