Volcanology of Western Canada

Volcanism of Western Canada
Mount Edziza in northern British Columbia
Country Canada
Regions British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
Part of Pacific Ring of Fire
Geology Volcanism
Period Precambrian-to-Holocene
Western Canada, defined politically.

Volcanology of Western Canada includes lava flows, lava plateaus, lava domes, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, submarine volcanoes, calderas, diatremes and maars, along with examples of more less common volcanic forms such as tuyas and subglacial mounds.

Volcanic belts

Volcanic fields

See also

References


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