volcanism either southeast or northwest from it and no evidence of its current position. Other candidate volcanoes/structures formed by the Rarotonga hotspot or influenced by it are: Rarotonga. The young volcanics of Aitutaki. An origin of the young volcanics as rejuvenated volcanism cannot be ruled out, however. Rose Atoll and Malulu Seamount may have been formed by the Rarotonga hotspot, but other hotspots are also candidates. The connection to Rarotonga is supported by geochemical traits. Uo Mamae seamount in Samoa share geochemical traits with the Rarotonga hotspot and plate motion reconstructions indicate that the hotspot track passed through it. Potentially, the hotspot formed Uo Mamae and local tectonic processes later (940,000 years ago) triggered rejuvenated volcanism. The composition of rejuvenated volcanism in Samoa may bear traces of the influence of the Rarotonga hotspot, which passed across Samoa in the past. Reconstructions of the path of the Rarotonga hotspot imply that part of its output was subducted into the Tonga Trench; back-arc magmas may thus ended up entraining material formerly produced by the Rarotonga hotspot. Backarc volcanic rocks in the Lau Basin bear traces of such influence. The Marshall Islands underwent vigorous volcanic and geological activity while they passed over the Rarotonga hotspot and neighbouring hotspots. Geochemical traits and plate reconstruction links the Ralik Chain to the Rarotonga hotspot less than 80 million years ago. Limalok guyot was close to the Rarotonga and Rurutu hotspots 62 million years ago. The plate reconstructions point towards Rurutu being the origin of Limalok, while geochemical traits match Rarotonga best. Lo-En guyot was within the influence of the Rarotonga hotspot between 85 and 74 million years ago; if volcanic activity occurred during that time it may be owing to the effect of this hotspot. There is evidence of Campanian volcanic activity Eniwetok was located close to the Rarotonga hotspot about 76.9 million years ago; this date corresponds to the a radiometric age obtained on the upper volcano. A cluster of volcanoes close to Eniwetok and Ujlan may be the product of the Rarotonga hotspot. Volcanic activity at Wōdejebato coincides with a period where the Rarotonga hotspot, the Rurutu hotspot and the Tahiti hotspot were all three located close to the seamount. Geochemical traits and plate reconstruction links the Magellan Seamounts to the Rarotonga hotspot less than 80 million years ago. The Western Pacific Seamount Province has been argued to be the Cretaceous path of the