Most oceanic islands and seamounts are

A. large fan-shaped mounds deposited by turbidity currents.
B. places where the seafloor has been buckled upward by convergence.
C. constructed by volcanic eruptions that first occur under water.
D. small pieces rifted apart from continents.


Answer: C

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