The Yellowstone Caldera is the volcanic caldera in Yellowstone National Park in the United States. The caldera is located in the northwest corner of Wyoming, in which the vast majority of the park is contained. The major features of the caldera measure about 55 kilometers (34 mi) by 72 kilometers (45 mi) as determined by geological field work conducted by Bob Christiansen of the United States Geological Survey in the 1960s and 1970s. After a BBC television science program (Horizon) coined the term supervolcano in 2000, it has often been referred to as the Yellowstone Supervolcano.
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).
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.
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Yes, Yellowstone National Park is situated on a supervolcano hotspot known as the Yellowstone Caldera. This supervolcano has had major eruptions in the past, with the most recent one occurring around 640,000 years ago. While there are many geothermal features in the park related to volcanic activity, Yellowstone itself is not made up of many individual volcanoes.
The last major eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano occurred approximately 640,000 years ago. Since then, there have been smaller volcanic events in the area, but no catastrophic eruptions on the scale of past events.
No. It is in Yellowstone National Park. There are no cities in Yellowstone.
Yes. In fact, Yellowstone National Park is a supervolcano.
Inevitably, the Yellowstone caldera will explode as a supervolcano. Whether that will happen soon is unlikely.
There is one supervolcano under Yellowstone.
No. It is a caldera.
There is nothing we can do.
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).
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.
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.
At Yellowstone, we see the caldera or what we call a supervolcano. The volcanic profile of Yellowstone in its past is one of a massive eruption that dwarfs anything we understand in current knowledge. Use the link below to the Wikipedia post on the supervolcano to learn more.
The Yellowstone volcano is usually called a supervolcano.
The Yellowstone volcano is usually called a supervolcano.