By: Kayla Chronister
o Yellowstone National Park sits directly on
top of the Supervolcano.
o Yellowstone’s Supervolcano would be one
of the most destructive volcanoes if it
were to erupt.
o Its Latitude is 44.43 degrees north. Its
Longitude is 110.67 degrees west.
o The caldera, which is located right above
the magma chamber, is about 9,203 feet
tall and is 53 miles long and 28 miles
wide.
o The supervolcano’s chamber is about 40
miles wide.
o Yellowstone’s supervolcano is still active.
o All of the geysers, hot springs, and steam
vents in Yellowstone National Park are
powered by the heat of the supervolcano.
o The supervolcano’s plate tectonics is
Intraplate.
o It has been about 640,000 years since
the last eruption.
o The eruption that took place in
Yellowstone 640,000 years ago was 1,000
times stronger than the eruption of
Mount St. Helens.
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