The Yellowstone caldera is associated with a hot spot, not a plate boundary.
Yellowstone is not associated with a plate boundary. It is associated with a hot spot.
It is not on a plate boundary, but rather on a hot spot (like Hawaii is).
Yellowstone is situated within a tectonic plate, not at a plate boundary! Volcanic activity is thought to be as a result of a mantle plume, much like the volcanism that created the Hawaiian Island chain.
The Yellowstone volcano is well withing the boundaries of the North American plate. It formed over a hot spot rather than a plate boundary.
Yes, because it is not a plate boundary...and Wikipedia said it is. Jim
Yellowstone is not on a plate boundary, but is a 'hotspot' where magma seeps from the mantle to the surface, or near the surface. The case is the same for Hawaii.
Yellowstone is located on the North American plate, but it is nowhere the plate boundary. It is located over a geological "hot spot" and continues to have volcanic activity of one sort or another.
Yellowstone is in the middle of the North American Plate, not at a boundary between plates. The geothermal activity in Yellowstone is due to its being on top of a vigorous hot spot that is powering a very large mid-plate volcano.
The plate boundary at which plates collide or come together is called a convergent boundary. At convergent boundaries, one plate is typically forced beneath the other in a process known as subduction. This collision can lead to the formation of mountain ranges, deep ocean trenches, and volcanic activity.
Yellowstone National Park lies within the interior of the North American Plate, which is a tectonic plate boundary known as an intraplate setting. While the park may experience seismic activity and volcanic activity due to the underlying hot spot, it is not located near a specific plate boundary.
Yellowstone is located above a hotspot in the Earth's mantle, where a plume of hot rock rises to the surface. This hotspot has fueled volcanic activity in the region, leading to the formation of the Yellowstone Caldera. The North American tectonic plate sits above the hotspot, which has caused the volcanic activity in the area.