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The volcano is about 2.1 million years old. The newest caldera is 640,000 years old.
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Is old faithful really a supervolcano?
No. Old Faithful is a geyser. However, it and the other geysers and hot springs of Yellowstone are the result of heat generated by a supervolcano.
Is the Yellowstone supervolcano in a city?
No. It is in Yellowstone National Park. There are no cities in Yellowstone.
Is Supervolcano a word?
Yes. In fact, Yellowstone National Park is a supervolcano.
Is Yellowstone unstable enough to trigger a supervolcano?
Inevitably, the Yellowstone caldera will explode as a supervolcano. Whether that will happen soon is unlikely.
What is a volcano in US?
The Yellowstone Supervolcano.
Does the Yellowstone National Park have volcanoes?
There is one supervolcano under Yellowstone.
Is Yellowstone supervolcano a cone volcano?
No. It is a caldera.
How can we save Yellowstone Park's supervolcano from erupting?
There is nothing we can do.
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).
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 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.
What type volcano is Yellowstone?
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.
