South Tuya

South Tuya
South Tuya is located in British Columbia
South Tuya
South Tuya
Location in British Columbia
Map
Interactive map of South Tuya
Highest point
Elevation1,850 m (6,070 ft)
Coordinates59°12′31″N 130°30′19″W / 59.20861°N 130.50528°W / 59.20861; -130.50528
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
DistrictCassiar Land District
Parent rangeTuya Range
Geology
Rock agePleistocene
Mountain typeTuya
Last eruptionPleistocene

South Tuya, also called Southern Tuya, is a tuya clustered around Tuya Lake in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in British Columbia, Canada. The base of South Tuya comprises hyaloclastite and pillow lava indicating that the volcano formed beneath a large lake or beneath ice.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ James G. Moore; Catherine J. Hickson; Lewis C. Calk (1995-12-10). "Tholeiitic-alkalic transition at subglacial volcanoes, Tuya region, British Columbia, Canada". Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth. 100 (B12): 24577–24592. Bibcode:1995JGR...10024577M. doi:10.1029/95JB02509.
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