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The Yellowstone Caldera, sometimes referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park in the Western United States. The caldera and most of the park are located in the northwest corner of the state of Wyoming.
Sep 20, 2024 · Yellowstone Caldera, enormous crater in the western-central portion of Yellowstone National Park, northwestern Wyoming, that was formed by a cataclysmic volcanic eruption some 640,000 years ago. It measures approximately 30 by 45 miles (50 by 70 km), covering a large area of the park.
Aug 31, 2021 · The location of Yellowstone's three calderas and two resurgent domes. Adapted with permission from Windows into the Earth by Robert Smith and Lee J. Siegel, 2000. Magma, Hot Spots, and the Yellowstone Supervolcano. Magma (molten rock from below the earth’s crust) is close to the surface in the greater Yellowstone area.
Mar 19, 2019 · The magma lurking in Yellowstone's shallow reserve is between just 5 and 15 percent molten. An eruption usually requires at least 50 percent to gel in this gooey hot state.
The supervolcano at Yellowstone is formed because of a volcanic hotspot. This is where a super hot plume of magma moves towards the Earth’s crust and melts it creating a huge chamber of magma below the ground.
Type: Caldera. Description: volcanic caldera in Yellowstone National Park in the United states. Categories: caldera, supervolcano and landform. Location: Teton, Wyoming, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America. View on OpenStreetMap.
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The Yellowstone Plateau Volcanic Field, also known as the Yellowstone Supervolcano or the Yellowstone Volcano, is a complex volcano, volcanic plateau and volcanic field located mostly in the western U.S. state of Wyoming, but it also stretches into Idaho and Montana. It is a popular site for tourists.
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