Oh okayClose, a place can't have spring tides, but instead South Africa has semidiurnal tides.
Hotspots form from the outer core where mantle plumes rise and extrude at the surface, creating a shield volcano in the ocean. As the plates move, the hotspot is in the same location so a chain of volcanic islands, aka an archipelago, is left behind. EXAMPLE: Emperor Seamount Chain (Hawaii)
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