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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. The caldera measures 43 by 28 miles (70 by 45 kilometers), and postcaldera ...
44°26′N 110°40′W / 44.43°N 110.67°W / 44.43; -110.67. The Yellowstone hotspot is a volcanic hotspot in the United States responsible for large scale volcanism in Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, and Wyoming, formed as the North American tectonic plate moved over it. It formed the eastern Snake River Plain through a succession ...
Map of Yellowstone Volcano ash beds. The plateau developed through three volcanic cycles spanning two million years that included some of the world's largest known eruptions. The eruption of the >2,500 km 2 (970 sq mi) Huckleberry Ridge Tuff about 2 million years ago created the more than 75 km (47 mi) long Island Park Caldera.
What would happen if Yellowstone erupted? The Yellowstone National Park region has seen three major eruptions in history, the biggest being 2.1 million years ago, according to the US Geological ...
Scientists say you shouldn't worry about a massive volcanic eruption at Yellowstone National Park after a recently posted YouTube video got some people fearing The worst.
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Yellowstone National Park occupies a roughly square parcel of volcanic complex that jogs slightly beyond the northwestern corner of Wyoming. Approximately 96 percent of the total land area of Yellowstone National Park is located within the state of Wyoming. [11] Another three percent is within Montana, with the remaining one percent in Idaho.
The world's largest active geyser has erupted three times in the past six weeks at Yellowstone National Park.