Mount Meager massif

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Mount Meager massif is a glaciated volcanic complex in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, known as one of the country’s most active and hazardous volcanoes.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf glaciated volcano
stratovolcano
volcanic complex
climate alpine
contains Job Glacier
glaciers
continent North America
country Canada
coveredBy ice
snow
elevation 2680 m
approximately 8800 ft
eruptionStyle explosive
geologicalAge Holocene
Pleistocene
hasActivity fumarolic activity
hydrothermal activity
hasRiskTo Lillooet River valley communities
Pemberton, British Columbia
hazardType debris flow
lahar
landslide
volcanic
knownFor being one of Canada’s most active volcanoes
being one of Canada’s most hazardous volcanoes
lastEruption Holocene epoch
about 2360 years ago
locatedIn British Columbia
Coast Mountains
Pacific Ranges
southwestern British Columbia
locatedNear Lillooet River
Pemberton, British Columbia
monitoredBy Geological Survey of Canada
Natural Resources Canada
nearbyWatercourse Lillooet River valley
overlies subducting Juan de Fuca Plate
partOf Canadian Cascade Arc
Cascade Volcanic Arc
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
prominence about 730 m
provinceOrState British Columbia
range Coast Mountains
Pacific Ranges
rockType andesite
dacite
rhyodacite
tectonicSetting Cascadia subduction zone
volcanoType stratovolcano complex
subduction-related volcano

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Cascade Volcanic Arc
hasVolcano
Canada West Coast
nearVolcano

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