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  2. Cascade Volcanoes - Wikipedia

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    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).

  3. List of Cascade volcanoes - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Category:Volcanoes of Washington (state) - Wikipedia

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    Stratovolcanoes of Washington (12 P) Pages in category "Volcanoes of Washington (state)" The following 40 pages are in this category, out of 40 total.

  5. United States Geological Survey National Volcanic Threat ...

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    Mackenzie, Muschalik & Broesche (2021) provided comments on the 2018 report in three separately authored sections. [4] Broesche believes that Yellowstone should be ranked higher due to the size of the volcano and the popularity of Yellowstone National Park, and Muschalik considers Mount Rainier to be just as dangerous as Kilauea due to its proximity to large population centers in Washington.

  6. Cascade Range - Wikipedia

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    The Cascade volcanoes define the Pacific Northwest section of the Ring of Fire, an array of volcanoes that rim the Pacific Ocean. The Ring of Fire is also known for its frequent earthquakes. The volcanoes and earthquakes arise from a common source: subduction, where the dense Juan de Fuca Plate plunges beneath the North American Plate. [32]

  7. List of volcanoes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Name Elevation Location Last eruption meters feet Coordinates; Malumalu: Last 8,000 years Ta‘u-931: 3054: 30,000 years ago [15]: Ofu-Olosega: 639: 2096: 1866 unnamed submarine cone eruption

  8. Category:Cascade Volcanoes - Wikipedia

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    The volcanoes in this category are found in California, Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia, and in two different mountain ranges, the Cascade Range and the Coast Mountains. The Cascade volcanoes are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire that includes over 160 active volcanoes.

  9. Glacier Peak - Wikipedia

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    Glacier Peak is one of the most active of Washington's volcanoes. The volcano formed during the Pleistocene epoch, about one million years ago, and since the most recent ice age, it has produced some of the largest and most explosive eruptions in the state. When continental ice sheets retreated from the region, Glacier Peak began to erupt ...