Mount Edziza Provincial Park and Recreation Area
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Mount Edziza Provincial Park and Recreation Area is a provincial park
of over 230000 hectares (568,342 acre) in Stikine Country
(Cassiar Land District), British Columbia
, Canada
. The park contains and protects the Mount Edziza volcanic complex
, a massive volcanic feature that has been the source for more than 20 eruptions in the past 10,000 years.
Provincial park
A provincial park is a park under the management of a provincial or territorial government in Canada.While provincial parks are not the same as national parks, their workings are very similar...
of over 230000 hectares (568,342 acre) in Stikine Country
Stikine Country
The Stikine Country, also referred to as the Stikine District or simply "the Stikine" , is one of the historical geographic regions of the Canadian province of British Columbia, located inland from the central Alaska Panhandle and comprising the basin of the Stikine River and its tributaries...
(Cassiar Land District), British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The park contains and protects the Mount Edziza volcanic complex
Mount Edziza volcanic complex
The Mount Edziza volcanic complex is a large and potentially active north-south trending complex volcano in Stikine Country, northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of the small community of Telegraph Creek...
, a massive volcanic feature that has been the source for more than 20 eruptions in the past 10,000 years.