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Mount St. Helens was formed by volcanic eruptions and flows over a long period of time.
The Cascade Mountains were formed by the collision of the Juan de Fuca Plate with the North American plate. Lava was forced upward to create volcanoes such as Mount Adams and Mount St. Helens.
The modern summit domes were the Kalama dome, formed between 1490 and 1647, and the Goat Rocks dome, formed between 1800 and 1857. These raised the mountain to its highest modern height. In 1980, the Goat Rocks dome was obliterated by the avalanche and eruption.
A new dome, as well as a surrounding glacier, have formed within the horseshoe-shaped crater. But to reach its pre-1980 size will require many more lava flows over a period of hundreds of years.
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What is the classification of mount st Helens?
Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano
Where exactly is mount saint Helens?
mount st helens is located in gifford pinochot national forest
Why is Mount St Helens located there?
Mount St Helens is located in the state of Washington.
Where was the Mount St. Helens eruption?
in wahington the state
How do you label the layers of mount st helens currently?
not lable, but what are the layers of mount st helens?
How long has mount St Helens been formed?
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What is the classification of mount st Helens?
Mount St. Helens is an active stratovolcano
Where exactly is mount saint Helens?
mount st helens is located in gifford pinochot national forest
What is the pipe for mount st Helens?
the pipe for mount st. helens is none of your bissunes '
Why is Mount St Helens located there?
Mount St Helens is located in the state of Washington.
Where was the Mount St. Helens eruption?
in wahington the state
How do you label the layers of mount st helens currently?
not lable, but what are the layers of mount st helens?
What is the volcano that erupted in the state of Washington in 1980?
mount st Helens
How are mount st Helens and Mount Etna different?
mount st helens errupted from the side whilst no other volcano does that
How was st Helen's formed?
Mount St. Helens was formed as a result of the Juan de Fuca plate's subduction under the North American plate.
How many deaths occured in the mount St Helens eruptions?
The 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens killed 57 people.
Was Mount St. Helens formed along a subduction zone or a rift zone?
Mount St. Helens was formed along a subduction zone, where the Juan de Fuca Plate plate dives under (subducts) the North American plate.
