Yellowstone hotspot track
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The Yellowstone hotspot track is a geologic feature marking the west-to-east progression of volcanic and tectonic activity across the northwestern United States as the North American Plate moves over a stationary mantle plume.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yellowstone hotspot | 4 |
| Yellowstone hotspot track canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6913014 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Yellowstone hotspot track Context triple: [High Lava Plains, associatedWith, Yellowstone hotspot track]
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Hawaiian hotspot
The Hawaiian hotspot is a long-lived volcanic plume in the Earth's mantle that has created the Hawaiian Island chain and associated seamounts as the Pacific Plate moves over it.
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Galápagos plume track
The Galápagos plume track is a volcanic hotspot trail on the Pacific seafloor formed by the movement of tectonic plates over the Galápagos mantle plume, creating features such as the Cocos Ridge and associated seamount chains.
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Campeche–Fogo hotspot track
The Campeche–Fogo hotspot track is a volcanic chain formed by the movement of the African Plate over a mantle hotspot, linking seamounts and volcanic islands such as Pico do Fogo across the Atlantic.
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D.
Canary hotspot volcanic system
The Canary hotspot volcanic system is a mantle plume-driven volcanic region responsible for forming and sustaining the volcanically active Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
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Galápagos hotspot
The Galápagos hotspot is a volcanic mantle plume beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean responsible for creating the Galápagos Islands and associated seafloor features through long-term hotspot volcanism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Yellowstone hotspot track Target entity description: The Yellowstone hotspot track is a geologic feature marking the west-to-east progression of volcanic and tectonic activity across the northwestern United States as the North American Plate moves over a stationary mantle plume.
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A.
Hawaiian hotspot
The Hawaiian hotspot is a long-lived volcanic plume in the Earth's mantle that has created the Hawaiian Island chain and associated seamounts as the Pacific Plate moves over it.
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B.
Galápagos plume track
The Galápagos plume track is a volcanic hotspot trail on the Pacific seafloor formed by the movement of tectonic plates over the Galápagos mantle plume, creating features such as the Cocos Ridge and associated seamount chains.
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C.
Campeche–Fogo hotspot track
The Campeche–Fogo hotspot track is a volcanic chain formed by the movement of the African Plate over a mantle hotspot, linking seamounts and volcanic islands such as Pico do Fogo across the Atlantic.
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D.
Canary hotspot volcanic system
The Canary hotspot volcanic system is a mantle plume-driven volcanic region responsible for forming and sustaining the volcanically active Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Galápagos hotspot
The Galápagos hotspot is a volcanic mantle plume beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean responsible for creating the Galápagos Islands and associated seafloor features through long-term hotspot volcanism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic feature
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hotspot track ⓘ volcanic province ⓘ |
| beganDuring | Miocene epoch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
age-progressive volcanism
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associated faulting and uplift ⓘ large silicic caldera complexes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentEasternTerminus | Yellowstone National Park region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceFor | relative motion of North American Plate over hotspot ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Snake River Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Yellowstone Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Yellowstone hotspot
NERFINISHED
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mantle plume ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
basaltic and rhyolitic volcanism
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crustal extension ⓘ linear chain of calderas and volcanic fields ⓘ progressively younger volcanic centers toward the east ⓘ |
| hasImplication |
continental lithosphere evolution
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mantle plume dynamics ⓘ plate motion relative to deep mantle ⓘ |
| hasProcess |
tectonic activity
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volcanism ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
mantle tomography studies
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plate–mantle interaction ⓘ supervolcano hazards ⓘ |
| hasTectonicSetting |
continental interior
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extensional regime ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfVolcanism | intraplate volcanism ⓘ |
| includes |
Columbia Plateau region
NERFINISHED
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Snake River Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isResultOf | motion of North American Plate over a stationary mantle plume ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North American Plate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yellowstone hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | west-to-east ⓘ |
| partOf | Yellowstone hotspot system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Basin and Range Province
NERFINISHED
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Columbia River Basalt Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Snake River Plain hotspot track NERFINISHED ⓘ Yellowstone Caldera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
geology
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geophysics ⓘ volcanology ⓘ |
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Subject: Yellowstone hotspot track Description of subject: The Yellowstone hotspot track is a geologic feature marking the west-to-east progression of volcanic and tectonic activity across the northwestern United States as the North American Plate moves over a stationary mantle plume.
Referenced by (6)
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