What makes Yellowstone so unique from the surrounding region, in terms of tectonic environment?
Yellowstone is unique in that it is largely untouched by human hands and it has a diverse landscape of high mountain peaks, lush green valleys, and numerous rivers and lakes. In addition, most of Yellowstone sits atop a caldera, which is an extinct volcanic crater. The caldera has been moving eastward and northward for tends of thousands of years, very, very slowly.
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