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* [[Wrangell Volcanic Field]], [[Yukon Territory]]
* [[Wrangell Volcanic Field]], [[Yukon Territory]]


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===United States===
* [[Boring Lava Field]], [[Oregon]]
* [[Boring Lava Field]], [[Oregon]]
* [[Clear Lake Volcanic Field]], [[California]]
* [[Clear Lake Volcanic Field]], [[California]]

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The north face of Mount Garibaldi rises above The Table and Garibaldi Lake in the Garibaldi Lake volcanic field
SP Crater in the San Francisco volcanic field is a cinder cone with a basalt lava flow that extends for 4 miles (6 km)

A volcanic field is an area of the Earth's crust that is prone to localized volcanic activity. They usually contain 10 to 100 volcanoes, such as cinder cones and are usually in clusters. Lava flows may also occur. They may occur as a monogenetic volcanic field or a polygenetic volcanic field.

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Canada

United States

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