Tuber Hill
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Tuber Hill | |
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Elevation | 2,500 metres (8,202 feet) |
Location | Upper Bridge River, British Columbia, Canada |
Range | Pacific Ranges |
Coordinates | |
Type | Stratovolcano |
Volcanic arc/belt | Garibaldi Volcanic Belt Cascade Volcanic Arc |
Age of rock | Pleistocene |
Last eruption | Pleistocene |
Tuber Hill is a small 600,000 year old basaltic stratovolcano that was constructed on the Bridge River highlands when nearby valleys were packed with ice. Tuber Hill is part of the Garibaldi segment of the Cascade Volcanic Arc, but is not in the geographic Cascade Range.
[edit] See also
- Bridge River Cones
- Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
- Bridge River
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- Volcanism in Canada
- Cascade Volcanic Arc
[edit] References
- Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Tuber Hill
- Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes - Tuber Hill