Eruptions along the North American Plate and Yellowstone hotspot

The North American Plate has slowly moved westward over an active magma chamber, leaving a trail of past eruptions on the landscape. The hot spot now lies beneath Yellowstone Park. (Illustration by Eric S. Taylor, © Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution) https://www.whoi.edu/oceanus/feature/exploring-the-hot-spot-beneath-yellowstone-park/