Most oceanic plateaus are

A. large fan-shaped mounds deposited by turbidity currents.
B. small pieces rifted apart from continents.
C. constructed by volcanic eruptions probably over mantle plumes.
D. places where the seafloor has been buckled upward by convergence.


Answer: C

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