Kitasu Hill
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Kitasu Hill | |
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Elevation | 235 m (771 ft) |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
Range | Kitimat Ranges |
Prominence | 230 m (755 ft) |
Coordinates | |
Type | Monogenetic cinder cone |
Age of rock | Holocene |
Last eruption | Holocene |
Kitasu Hill is a young basaltic cinder cone on southwestern Swindle Island on the coast of the Canadian province of British Columbia. It is located 17 km (11 mi) southwest of Klemtu and south of Kitasu Bay. Kitasu Hill produced lava flows that extend to the north. It is the most prominent volcano of the Milbanke Sound Group.
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- BCGNIS Query Results: Kitasu Hill
- Kitasu Hill in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
- Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Kitasu Hill