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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 ...
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 also stretches into Idaho and Montana. It is a popular site for tourists. Map of Yellowstone Volcano ash beds
(See Yellowstone Caldera map.) The Henry's Fork Caldera in Idaho was formed in an eruption of more than 280 km 3 (67 cu mi) 1.3 million years ago, and is the source of the Mesa Falls Tuff. [11] The Henry's Fork Caldera is nested inside of the Island Park Caldera and the calderas share a rim on the western side.
Scientists working in Yellowstone National Park say the supervolvcano underneath may blow sooner than thought and could wipe out life on the planet. Yellowstone supervolcano may be only decades ...
Yellowstone National Park is a national park of the United States located in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho.It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872.
A supervolcano is a volcano that has had an eruption with a volcanic explosivity index (VEI) of 8, [1] the largest recorded value on the index. This means the volume of deposits for such an eruption is greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers (240 cubic miles). [2] Location of Yellowstone hotspot over time. Numbers indicate millions of years before ...
The Yellowstone Volcano Observatory (YVO) is a volcano observatory that primarily monitors the Yellowstone Caldera in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The observatory's jurisdiction also includes volcanic centers in the states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. As with other U.S. volcano observatories, it is funded ...
Bruneau-Jarbidge volcanic field. Coordinates: 42.3°N 115.2°W. Locations of the Yellowstone hotspot during the past 15 million years. The Bruneau-Jarbidge center is denoted with "12-10" and the light blue area. The Bruneau-Jarbidge volcanic field, also known as the Bruneau-Jarbidge eruptive center[1] is located in present-day southwest Idaho.