Cascade Volcanic Arc

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mountain chain volcanic arc

The Cascade Volcanic Arc is a major chain of active and dormant volcanoes in western North America, stretching from northern California through Oregon and Washington into British Columbia.

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Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain chain → volcanic arc →
containsFeature	calderas → cinder cones → shield volcanoes → stratovolcanoes →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
dominantRockType	andesite → basalt → dacite →
eruptionStyle	effusive eruptions → explosive eruptions →
extendsFrom	northern California →
extendsInto	British Columbia →
extendsThrough	Oregon → Washington →
geologicalAge	Cenozoic →
hasVolcano	Crater Lake → Glacier Peak → Lassen Peak → Medicine Lake Volcano → Mount Adams → Mount Baker → Mount Cayley → Mount Garibaldi → Mount Hood → Mount Jefferson → Mount Meager massif → Mount Rainier → Mount Shasta → Mount Silverthrone → Mount St. Helens → Newberry Volcano → Three Sisters →
hazardType	lahars → lava flows → pyroclastic flows → volcanic ashfall →
highestVolcano	Mount Rainier →
locatedIn	western North America →
notableEruption	1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens →
orogenyType	subduction-related volcanism →
overridesPlate	North American Plate →
partOf	Pacific Ring of Fire →
relatedRange	Cascade Range →
subductionOf	Explorer Plate → Gorda Plate → Juan de Fuca Plate →
tectonicSetting	convergent plate boundary →

Referenced by (52)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Broken Top → Bumpass Hell ("Cascade Range volcanic arc") → Glass Mountain ("Cascade Range volcanic arc") → Lassen Volcanic National Park → Medicine Lake Volcano → Mount Adams → Mount Cayley → Mount Garibaldi ("Canadian Cascade Arc") → Mount Mazama → Mount Meager massif ("Canadian Cascade Arc") → Mount Meager massif → Mount Rainier → Mount Rainier National Park ("Cascade Volcanoes region") → Mount St. Helens → Newberry Volcano → Phantom Ship →	partOf
Chaos Crags → Cinder Cone → Glacier Peak → Lassen Peak → Mount Adams → Mount Bachelor → Mount Hood → Mount Rainier → Mount Shasta → Wizard Island →	volcanicArcOrBelt
Cascade crest → Diller Glacier → Mount Jefferson → North Sister →	geologicalProvince
Middle Sister → Mount Baker → Mount Jefferson → South Sister →	volcanicArc
Middle Sister → Three Sisters → Villard Glacier →	isPartOf
Lava Glacier → Renfrew Glacier →	geologicalContext
Collier Glacier → Linton Glacier →	geologicalSetting
Juan de Fuca Plate →	associatedWith
Cascade Range foothills ("Cascade volcanic arc") →	geologicallyAssociatedWith
Carver Glacier →	geologicProvince
Thayer Glacier →	geologyContext
Pacific Ring of Fire →	hasPart
Canada West Coast →	hasVolcanicActivity
Eugene Glacier ("Cascade Range volcanic arc") →	isFeatureOf
Callahan flow ("Cascade volcanic arc") →	relatedTo
Mount Cayley →	volcanicArcBelt
East Lake →	volcanicField
Paulina Lake ("Cascade Range volcanic arc") →	volcanicProvince