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This article contains a list of volcanoes in the United States and its territories. ... American Samoa. Name Elevation Location ... North Sister: 3,075: 10,090 ...
Volcanoes of North America by dependent territory (4 C) * Volcanoes of the Caribbean (10 C, 7 P) Volcanoes of Central America (7 C) C. Calderas of North America (4 C ...
The Cascade Volcanoes (also known as the Cascade Volcanic Arc or the Cascade Arc) are a number of volcanoes in a volcanic arc in western North America, extending from southwestern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California, a distance of well over 700 miles (1,100 km).
Most of the volcanoes of the United States are located along the West Coast, at the subduction of the Pacific and North American tectonic plates.During the 20th century there were only two eruptions in the contiguous United States; Lassen in 1915, and Mount St. Helens in 1980, with Mount Hood in 1907 and Medicine Lake Volcano's Glass Mountain in 1910 being minor unvalidated third and fourth ...
Category: Volcanoes of North America by country. ... Volcanoes of the United States (14 C, 13 P) This page was last edited on 7 December 2023, at 12:01 (UTC). ...
On a map showing only volcanic rocks, the west coast of North America shows a striking continuous north–south structure, the American Cordillera. The North American Cordillera extends up and down the coast of North America and roughly from the Great Plains westward to the Pacific Ocean , narrowing somewhat from north to south.
This is a list of Cascade volcanoes, i.e. volcanoes formed as a result of subduction along the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest of North America. The volcanoes are listed from north to south, by province or state: British Columbia , Washington , Oregon , and California .
Volcanoes of North America by country (14 C) C. Volcanism of Canada (5 C, 3 P) M. Volcanism of Mexico (4 C, 13 P) U. Volcanism of the United States (5 C)