Cascade Range volcanic province
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The Cascade Range volcanic province is a major volcanic region in western North America characterized by a chain of active and dormant stratovolcanoes and extensive volcanic deposits formed by the subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cascade Range volcanic province canonical | 7 |
| Cascade Range volcanoes | 1 |
| Cascade Volcanic Province | 1 |
| Cascade Volcanoes region | 1 |
| Cascade volcanic province | 1 |
| Cascade-Sierra volcanic belt | 1 |
| Tillamook Volcanics | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic province
ⓘ
subduction-related volcanic arc ⓘ volcanic province ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Explorer Plate
ⓘ
Gorda Plate ⓘ Juan de Fuca Plate ⓘ North American Plate ⓘ |
| cause | subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
active volcanoes
ⓘ
chain of stratovolcanoes ⓘ dormant volcanoes ⓘ extensive volcanic deposits ⓘ |
| contains |
Crater Lake
ⓘ
surface form:
Crater Lake (Mount Mazama)
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt ⓘ Lassen Peak ⓘ Mount Adams ⓘ Mount Baker ⓘ Mount Garibaldi ⓘ Mount Hood ⓘ Mount Jefferson ⓘ Mount Rainier ⓘ Mount Shasta ⓘ Mount St. Helens ⓘ Three Sisters volcanic complex ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Cenozoic ⓘ |
| hazardType |
ash fall
ⓘ
explosive eruptions ⓘ lahars ⓘ pyroclastic flows ⓘ |
| lastMajorEruptionIncludes | 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
western North America ⓘ |
| majorActivityBegan | Miocene ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
Geological Survey of Canada
ⓘ
United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| ongoingActivity | Holocene ⓘ |
| orogeny |
Cascadia Subduction Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Cascadia subduction zone
|
| partOf | Cascade Range ⓘ |
| primaryVolcanicProcess | arc volcanism ⓘ |
| rockType |
andesite
ⓘ
basalt ⓘ dacite ⓘ rhyolite ⓘ |
| tectonicSetting |
convergent plate boundary
ⓘ
subduction zone ⓘ |
| volcanicLandforms |
cinder cones
ⓘ
lava domes ⓘ shield volcanoes ⓘ stratovolcanoes ⓘ |
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cascade volcanic province
this entity surface form:
Tillamook Volcanics
this entity surface form:
Cascade Volcanoes region
subject surface form:
Lava Beds National Monument
this entity surface form:
Cascade Range volcanoes
this entity surface form:
Cascade-Sierra volcanic belt
this entity surface form:
Cascade Volcanic Province