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This is a list of Cascade volcanoes, i.e. volcanoes formed as a result of subduction along the Cascadia subduction zone in the Pacific Northwest of North America. The volcanoes are listed from north to south, by province or state: British Columbia , Washington , Oregon , and California .
The Cascade Volcanoes are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the ring of volcanoes and associated mountains around the Pacific Ocean. The Cascade Volcanoes have erupted several times in recorded history. Two most recent were Lassen Peak in 1914 to 1921 and a major eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980.
This article contains a list of volcanoes in the United States and its territories. Alaska. Name Elevation Location ... Porcupine Mountains Central-Volcano: 595:
Mountain Metres Feet Location and Notes Ojos del Salado: 6,893: 22,615: Argentina/Chile – highest dormant volcano on Earth: Monte Pissis: 6,793: 22,287: Argentina Nevado Tres Cruces
A volcano needs a reservoir of molten magma (e.g. a magma chamber), a conduit to allow magma to rise through the crust, and a vent to allow the magma to escape above the surface as lava. The erupted volcanic material (lava and tephra) that is deposited around the vent is known as a volcanic edifice, typically a volcanic cone or mountain. [2] [22]
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It is a shield volcano that overlays a more ancient shield volcano named Little Brother. [43] North Sister is 5 mi (8 km) wide, [ 43 ] and its summit elevation is 10,090 ft (3,075 m). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Consisting primarily of basaltic andesite , it has a more mafic composition than the other two volcanoes. [ 44 ]
This article contains a list of volcanoes and a list of protected areas associated with the Cascade Range (northern portion of the Sierra Nevada range and east of the West Coast and Pacific Ocean, and west of the Canadian Rockies / Rocky Mountains chain) of the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States, on the continent of North America.