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Is the Yellowstone caldera becoming active?

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How much of Yellowstone does Yellowstone Caldera cover?

About half. It is considered an active super-volcano.


Is the Yellowstone caldera considered active dormant or extinct?

No I don't think so anymore. They allow visitors all the time.


Are all the features of Yellowstone located in a caldera?

No. Most of Yellowstone lies outside of the Yellowstone Caldera, though this caldera still takes up a large portion of the park. A larger portion of the park is in the older Island Park Caldera, which partly overlaps the Yellowstone Caldera. This still takes up a minority of the park.


What type of volcano produced the caldera that covers most of Yellowstone Park?

The caldera that covers most of Yellowstone Park was produced by a supervolcano. A supervolcano is an explosive volcano capable of producing an eruption with an ejecta volume greater than 1,000 cubic kilometers. The Yellowstone Caldera is one of the largest and most active supervolcanoes in the world.


Is the Yellowstone volcano named mount Smokey Bear?

No. For one thing, the Yellowstone volcano is not a mountain, it is a caldera. It is usually referred to as the Yellowstone caldera or the Yellowstone supervolcano.


What is Yellowstone's magma chamber named?

The Yellowstone caldera.


What plate boundary is associated with volcano Yellowstone caldera?

The Yellowstone caldera is associated with a hot spot, not a plate boundary.


What is the extinction level event of Yellowstone caldera?

An eruption of the Yellowstone caldera occurs it will likely be an extinction level event.


What is under Yellowstone Park?

A few miles under Yellowstone is an enormous magma chamber associated with a supervolcano.


What type of volcano is under most of Yellowstone National Park?

The Yellowstone Caldera, also known as the Yellowstone Supervolcano, is a volcanic caldera and supervolcano estimated to be an area of about 34 X 45 miles (55 X 72 km).


What volcano is an example of a caldera volcano?

Yellowstone Caldera, Wyoming, USA


What famous caldera volcano is in Wyoming?

There is the Yellowstine Caldera in Yellowstone, Wyoming.