Over the past 70 million years or so, the Hawaiian hot spot has been pumping out lava, a total of about 186,000 mi3 worth. If all that lava had erupted in Indiana, how deeply would Indiana be buried in lava? Indiana has a land area of approximately 35,867 mi2.

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Paul White

15 April, 18:34

Over the past 70 million years or so, the Hawaiian hot spot has been pumping out lava, a total of about 186,000 mi3 worth. If all that lava had erupted in Indiana, how deeply would Indiana be buried in lava? Indiana has a land area of approximately 35,867 mi2.

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Alana Morton · Answer 1

5.19 Miles deep

Explanation:

To solve for this, divide the total amount of lava pumped within the duration of time by the land area of Indiana.

that is;

Depth of Indiana = 186,000/35867

Depth of Indiana = 5.19 miles