Pillow Ridge
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| Pillow Ridge | |
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| Elevation | 2,400 m (7,874 ft) |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Range | Spectrum Range |
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| Type | Subglacial volcano |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Pillow Ridge is a ridge in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Telegraph Creek. It extends northwest from Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.[1]
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[edit] History
As its name suggests, Pillow Ridge was named on January 2, 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada for the classic explosures of subaqueous pillow lava that form the ridge.[1]
[edit] Geology
Pillow Ridge is a volcanic feature associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex which in turn form part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is a subglacial volcano that formed in the Pleistocene period when this area was buried beaneath glacial ice during the last ice age.[2]
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