= Hawaiian Trough
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The Hawaiian Trough, also known as the Hawaiian-Emperor Seamount Chain, is a submerged region in the Pacific Ocean associated with the Hawaiian Islands and the volcanic activity that has shaped them. It is part of a larger geological feature known as the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain, which comprises a series of islands and underwater mountains formed by the movement of the Pacific tectonic plate over a hot spot in the Earth's mantle.
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