Volcano Vent

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West Vent
Elevation 1,550 m (5,085 ft)
Location British Columbia, Canada
Range Interior Mountains
Type Shield volcano
Age of rock Holocene
Last eruption Holocene

Volcano Vent is a small shield volcano in northern British Columbia, Canada. It is Holocene in age and stands in relief above the surrounding area north of the Nazcha Creek and comprises the West Tuya lava field with West Vent and Grizzly Butte. It is one of the three small shield volcanoes in the Tuya Volcanic Field which in turn form part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. Most of the rock studied and sampled at Volcano Vent is huge coherent basalt.

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