Shona hotspot

The Shona or Meteor hotspot is a volcanic hotspot located in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Its zig-zag-shaped hotspot track, a chain of seamounts and ridges, stretches from its current location at or near the southern end of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to South Africa.

The present location of the hotspot is disputed. Hartnady & le Roex 1985 proposed a location below a small seamount, the "Shona Seamount" (54°30′S 6°00′W / 54.5°S 6.0°W / -54.5; -6.0), just west of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. This location was used by O'Connor & Duncan 1990. Morgan & Morgan 2007 however proposed 51°24′S 1°00′E / 51.4°S 1.0°E / -51.4; 1.0, the eastern end of the Shona Rise/Shona Ridge.O'Connor et al. 2012 simply located the hotspot at 56°06′S 1°00′E / 56.1°S 1.0°E / -56.1; 1.0 where its volcanic trail begin.