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Newberry lies 37 miles (60 km) east [9] of the major crest of the Cascade Range in the High Lava Plains region, [7] rising 3,500 feet (1,100 m) above its surroundings. [3] From north to south, the volcano runs for a length of 75 miles (121 km), with a width of 27 miles (43 km) [7] and a total volume of about 140 cubic miles (600 km 3). [9]
The Squaw Ridge Lava field, also known as the East Lava Field, is a young basaltic field located in the U.S. state of Oregon southeast of Newberry Volcano. [1] The flow erupted from the Lava Mountain shield and is likely related to the Four Craters Lava Field , both of which were created after Mount Mazama erupted.
Extensive areas of nearly flat-lying lava flows throughout the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province can cover areas of at least 100 km 2 (39 sq mi) and are generally composed of highly-fluid basaltic lava. However, lava plains that pre-date the last glacial period have been eroded and overridden by glacial ice, affording a less distinctive ...
In 1992, Coffin and Eldholm initially defined the term "large igneous province" as representing a variety of mafic igneous provinces with areal extent greater than 100,000 km 2 that represented "massive crustal emplacements of predominantly mafic (magnesium- and iron-rich) extrusive and intrusive rock, and originated via processes other than 'normal' seafloor spreading."
The committee decided to give the library board 60 days to show a plan on policing books prohibited from being in the library, Commissioner Harris said. The book, "Let's Talk About It," was of ...
The Hell's Half Acre lava plain is located in Bingham and Bonneville counties in the state of Idaho. The site is about 150 square miles (390 km 2) in size. [1] The area where a former lava lake existed is marked by a 875-yard (800 m) long by 328-yard (300 m) wide depression near the summit of the lava field. [7]
Cases of norovirus, a.k.a. the stomach bug, are surging in the U.S. right now. There is no specific medication to treat norovirus. Doctors share tips for feeling better, sooner. The U.S. is seeing ...
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