Crow Lagoon

Crow Lagoon
Highest point
Elevation 335 m (1,099 ft)
Coordinates 54°42′N 130°14′W / 54.70°N 130.23°W / 54.70; -130.23
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Pacific Coast Ranges
Geology
Age of rock Holocene
Mountain type Pyroclastic cone
Last eruption about 10 thousand years ago

Crow Lagoon is a little-known volcanic center located north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. There are beds of thick, basaltic tephra that are of Holocene age.

Crow Lagoon is one of the top 10 volcanoes in Canada with recent seismic activity, the others include: Castle Rock, Mount Edziza volcanic complex, Mount Cayley, Hoodoo Mountain, The Volcano, Mount Silverthrone, Mount Meager, Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field and Mount Garibaldi.[1]

See also

References

  1. Volcanoes of Canada Archived August 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2007-10-10


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