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Bridge River Cones volcano

volcanic field 2500 m / 8,202 ft
Canada, 50.8°N / -123.4°W
Current status: dormant (1 out of 5)
Bridge River Cones volcano books
Typical eruption style: explosive
Bridge River Cones volcano eruptions: 2350 ± 50 years agoNo recent earthquakes
TimeMag. / DepthDistanceLocation
The Bridge River Cones are a field of small basaltic cinder cones in SW British Columbia, Canda. The youngest activity from this volcanic area could be less than 1500 years old.

Background:

The Bridge River Cones volcanic field is located at the extreme northern end of the Garibaldi volcanic belt. Pleistocene volcanic necks and cones were Potassium-Argon dated at 0.97 and 0.59 million years ago in the Salal Creek area and display ice-contact features.
Tuber Hill is a small 600,000-year-old basaltic stratovolcano to the north that was constructed on the Bridge River upland when neighboring valleys were filled with ice.

Bridge River Cones Photos:

Erosion at the white cliffs has created natural arches over the water. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
Erosion at the white cliffs has created natural arches over the water. (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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The new Japanese bridge over the Blue Nile (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer)
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