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* [[Wrangell Volcanic Field]], [[Yukon Territory]] |
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* [[Boring Lava Field]], [[Oregon]] |
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* [[Clear Lake Volcanic Field]], [[California]] |
* [[Clear Lake Volcanic Field]], [[California]] |
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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.
Examples
Canada
- Atlin Volcanic Field, British Columbia
- Desolation Lava Field, British Columbia
- Garibaldi Lake volcanic field, British Columbia
- Mount Cayley volcanic field, British Columbia
- Tuya Volcanic Field, British Columbia
- Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field, British Columbia
- Wrangell Volcanic Field, Yukon Territory
United States
- Boring Lava Field, Oregon
- Clear Lake Volcanic Field, California
- Coso Volcanic Field, California
- Indian Heaven, Washington
- Central Colorado volcanic field, Colorado
- Marysvale Volcanic Field, Utah
- San Juan volcanic field, Colorado
- Raton-Clayton volcanic field, New Mexico
- San Francisco volcanic field, Arizona
- Taos Plateau volcanic field, Taos County, New Mexico
- Trans-Pecos Volcanic Field, Texas
- Wrangell Volcanic Field, Alaska
Others
- Bombalai Hill, Sabah, Malaysia
- Cu-Lao Re Group, Vietnam
- Meidob Volcanic Field, Sudan
- Auckland Volcanic Field, North Island, New Zealand
- Haruj, Fezzan, Libya
- Chaîne des Puys, Auvergne, France