Island Park Caldera

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Island Park Caldera is a large volcanic caldera in eastern Idaho that forms part of the Yellowstone hotspot system and underlies the Island Park region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
supervolcano caldera
volcanic caldera
age Pleistocene
Quaternary
associatedWith Henry’s Fork Caldera
Yellowstone Caldera
cause mantle plume activity
country United States
eruptionProducts ash-flow tuffs
tephra
welded tuffs
eruptionStyle explosive
eruptionType supereruption
formedBy Yellowstone hotspot
geologicalProvince Basin and Range–Rocky Mountain transition
hasFeature caldera rim
hotspot track
ignimbrite deposits
rhyolitic lava flows
hasHazard volcanic hazard potential
hasScientificInterest caldera evolution
hotspot volcanism
supereruption dynamics
lastEruptionPeriod Pleistocene epoch
liesOn North American Plate
locatedIn United States
eastern Idaho
near Island Park, Idaho
Yellowstone National Park
overlapsWith Yellowstone Plateau volcanic field
linked to: Yellowstone Plateau
partOf Snake River Plain–Yellowstone volcanic province
Yellowstone hotspot system
Yellowstone hotspot track
process caldera collapse
crustal melting
relatedTo Snake River Plain
rockType rhyolite
state Idaho
studiedBy United States Geological Survey
volcanologists
tectonicSetting intraplate hotspot
underlies Island Park region
linked to: Island Park area
volcanicField Yellowstone volcanic field
linked to: Yellowstone Plateau

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Island Park, Idaho locatedIn Island Park Caldera
Henry’s Fork sourceRegion Island Park Caldera
Henry’s Fork caldera rim associatedWith Henry’s Fork supervolcano
linked to: Island Park Caldera
Huckleberry Ridge Tuff eruption helpedForm Huckleberry Ridge caldera
linked to: Island Park Caldera
Mesa Falls Tuff eruption associatedWith Island Park Caldera
Mesa Falls Tuff eruption eruptiveCenter Island Park Caldera area
linked to: Island Park Caldera
Island Park Reservoir near Island Park Caldera