| Volcanism of Western Canada | |
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Mount Edziza in northern British Columbia
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| Country | Canada |
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| Regions | British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba |
| Part of | Pacific Ring of Fire |
| Geology | Volcanism |
| Period | Precambrian-to-Holocene |
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Western Canada, defined politically.
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Volcanism of Western Canada produces lava flows, lava plateaus, lava domes, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, submarine volcanoes, calderas, diatremes and maars, along with examples of more less common volcanic forms such as tuyas and subglacial mounds.
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