Snowshoe lava field
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Volcanic field
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...
associated with 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...
in northern 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...
. It is on the southern end of the Big Raven Plateau
Big Raven Plateau
The Big Raven Plateau is a lava plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada, located west of Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park and Recreation Area...
and is an area of young lava flows.
Volcanoes
The volcanoes within the field include:- Cocoa Crater
- Coffee CraterCoffee CraterCoffee Crater is a well-preserved cinder cone south of Mount Edziza, British Columbia, Canada. It was formed during the Holocene period. It is within the Snowshoe lava field which in turn form part of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex.-See also:...
- Kena ConeKena ConeKena Cone is a cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Snowshoe Lava Field of Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It last erupted during the Holocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes...
- Sheep Track PumiceSheep Track PumiceSheep Track Pumice or Sheep Track Member by Canadian volcanologist Jack Souther, is the name for a pumice deposit in northern British Columbia, Canada. It lies in the Snowshoe Lava Field and is thought to have formed in the Holocene period....
- Tennena ConeTennena ConeTennena Cone is a subglacial mound in northern British Columbia, Canada, located just southwest of Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes*Volcanism of Canada...
- The SaucerThe SaucerThe Saucer is a cinder cone in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is thought to have last erupted in the Holocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada...
- Walkout Creek ConeWalkout Creek ConeWalkout Creek Cone is a cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the volcanoes that produced young basaltic lava flows in the central portion of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in the past 10,000 years...
See also
- Desolation Lava FieldDesolation Lava FieldThe Desolation Lava Field is a volcanic field associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex in British Columbia, Canada. It covers on the northern end of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex and is the largest area of the youngest lava flows. The longest lava flow from the field and the volcanic...
- List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Mess Lake Lava FieldMess Lake Lava FieldThe Mess Lake Lava Field is a volcanic field associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It lies northwest of the Spectrum Range on the Kitsu Plateau and consists of young basaltic lava flows and tephra...
- Northern Cordilleran Volcanic ProvinceNorthern Cordilleran volcanic provinceThe Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province , formerly known as the Stikine Volcanic Belt, is a geologic province defined by the occurrence of Miocene to Holocene volcanoes in the Pacific Northwest of North America...
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Western CanadaVolcanism of Western CanadaVolcanism of Western Canada produces 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:*Anahim...