West Vent
West Vent | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,452 m (4,764 ft) |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Kawdy Plateau (northern Stikine Plateau |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Mountain type | Shield volcano |
Last eruption | Holocene |
West Vent is one of the three small shield volcanoes located in the Tuya Volcanic Field of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province, British Columbia, Canada. It is Holocene in age and stands in relief above the surrounding area north of the Nazcha Creek and comprise the West Tuya lava field.
See also
- Tuya Volcanic Field
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada
- Grizzly Butte
- Volcano Vent
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