Yellowstone Caldera

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Yellowstone Caldera is a massive volcanic supervolcano in the Yellowstone region, renowned for its geothermal features and potential for extremely large, explosive eruptions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcanic system ⓘ
caldera ⓘ
supervolcano ⓘ
age current caldera formed about 640000 years ago ⓘ
associatedWith Yellowstone hotspot track ⓘ
contains Grand Prismatic Spring ⓘ
Norris Geyser Basin ⓘ
Old Faithful geyser ⓘ
Upper Geyser Basin ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
formedBy explosive volcanic eruption ⓘ
governedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
hasArea approximately 4000 square kilometers ⓘ
hasEruptionType explosive ⓘ
plinian ⓘ
hasEruptionVolume over 1000 cubic kilometers for largest eruptions ⓘ
hasGeothermalFeature fumaroles ⓘ
geysers ⓘ
hot springs ⓘ
mud pots ⓘ
hasKnownSupereruptions three in the last 2.1 million years ⓘ
hasLength approximately 55 kilometers ⓘ
hasMagmaComposition silicic ⓘ
hasNearbyCity Jackson, Wyoming ⓘ
West Yellowstone, Montana ⓘ
hasRecentActivity changes in hydrothermal systems ⓘ
frequent small earthquakes ⓘ
ground deformation ⓘ
hasRockType rhyolite ⓘ
tuff ⓘ
hasVEI 8 for largest eruptions ⓘ
hasVolcanicField Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Plateau
hasWidth approximately 72 kilometers ⓘ
isTouristAttraction true ⓘ
lastMajorEruption about 640000 years ago ⓘ
locatedIn United States ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ
Yellowstone National Park ⓘ
monitoredBy United States Geological Survey ⓘ
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory ⓘ
overlies Yellowstone mantle plume ⓘ
partOf Yellowstone Plateau ⓘ
Yellowstone hotspot ⓘ
previousCalderaFormingEruption Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption ⓘ
Lava Creek Tuff eruption ⓘ
Mesa Falls Tuff eruption ⓘ
riskType hydrothermal explosion ⓘ
large explosive eruption ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ

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Yellowstone National Park → knownFor → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Yellowstone National Park → contains → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem → contains → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Grand Prismatic Spring → partOf → Yellowstone Caldera geothermal system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone → partOf → Yellowstone Caldera landscape ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Yellowstone Lake → locatedInCaldera → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Norris Geyser Basin → partOf → Yellowstone Caldera geothermal system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Upper Geyser Basin → partOf → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Snake River Plain volcanic fields → associatedWith → Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Yellowstone hotspot track → relatedTo → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption → eruptionOf → Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption → partOf → Yellowstone volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption → helpedForm → Yellowstone caldera complex ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Midway Geyser Basin → partOf → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River → flowsThrough → Yellowstone Caldera region ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
West Thumb → geologicalSetting → Yellowstone Caldera region ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory → monitors → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Yellowstone Plateau → overlies → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Yellowstone Plateau → partOf → Yellowstone volcanic field ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Mesa Falls Tuff eruption → partOf → Yellowstone volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Mesa Falls Tuff eruption → location → Yellowstone region ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Mesa Falls Tuff eruption → chronologicalPhaseOf → Yellowstone volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Lava Creek Tuff eruption → formed → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Lava Creek Tuff eruption → partOf → Yellowstone volcanic system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Island Park Caldera → associatedWith → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Back Basin → partOf → Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Emerald Spring → partOf → Yellowstone Caldera geothermal system ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera
Vixen Geyser → inVolcanicRegion → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Crackling Lake → partOf → Yellowstone Caldera ⓘ
Crackling Lake → partOf → Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field ⓘ
linked to: Yellowstone Caldera