Per my understanding, the ocean is largely very deep.
I can understand why there might be small, not-mountainous islands near the coasts of major landmasses, as it would only take a marginal elevation anomaly to create one there, but: How do places like Polynesia exist?
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Mountains don’t necessarily have to be above ground.
They can be underwater as well.
Actually the longest mountain range in the world, is the Mid-Oceanic Ridge, which is underwater.
If you can get directly to their summits, by boat, you’ll have found an island.
Hawaii for example is the top of a mountain range/mountain.
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