Continental Hotspot

Photos and illustrations to accompany the Continental Hotspots section of Plate Tectonics & Our National Parks. [Also see albums for Hotspots—Introduction and Oceanic Hotspots]

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Yellowstone Hotspot Track—Colu...

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Greater Pacific Northwest—Thre...

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Map of the United States with ...

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Yellowstone Hotspot Track—Yell...

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NPS Sites along Columbia Plate...

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Hard Lava Flows—Columbia Plate...

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Development of Yellowstone Hyd...

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Development of Yellowstone Hyd...

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Columbia Plateau —Yellowstone ...

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John Day Fossil Beds—Mural

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Development of Hexagonal Colum...

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Columbia Plateau—Yellowstone H...

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Columbia Plateau —Yellowstone ...

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John Day Fossil Beds National ...

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Hotspot—Lava Lamp Analogy

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John Day Fossil Beds National ...

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Yellowstone Hydrothermal Featu...

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Yellowstone Hydrothermal Featu...

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Yellowstone Hydrothermal Featu...

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Columbia Plateau —Yellowstone ...

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