Isolated ridge in Canada
Wetalth Ridge is an isolated ridge in northern British Columbia , Canada , located 74 km (46 mi) southwest of Tatogga and south of Telegraph Creek . It lies on the southwest side of Little Arctic Lake at the southwest corner of Mount Edziza Provincial Park .[ 1]
History
Wetalth Ridge was named on January 2, 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada to recall a small group of wandering and exploited outcasts from the Tahltans called "Wetalth" people.[ 1]
Geology
Wetalth Ridge is a volcanic feature associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex which in turn forms part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province . It is a subglacial mound that formed in the Pleistocene epoch when this area was buried beneath glacial ice during the last ice age .[ 2]
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