Silverthrone Caldera

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Silverthrone Caldera is a large, remote volcanic caldera and ice-covered massif in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, known for its extensive glaciation and rugged terrain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ice-covered massif
stratovolcano complex
volcanic caldera
access remote
activityStatus potentially active volcano
calderaDiameter approximately 30 km
category Calderas of Canada
Cascade volcanoes
Ice caps of Canada
Volcanoes of British Columbia
composition andesitic to dacitic volcanic rocks
country Canada
coveredBy extensive icefields
glaciers
discovery recognized as a caldera from aerial and satellite imagery
drainage tributaries of the Klinaklini River
tributaries of the Machmell River
elevation approximately 2850 m
eruptionProducts lava flows
pyroclastic deposits
eruptionStyle explosive
feature large ice-filled summit caldera
steep glaciated valleys
geologicalAge Holocene NERFINISHED
Pleistocene NERFINISHED
hazardPotential poorly constrained due to remoteness and ice cover
humanSettlement no permanent settlements on the massif
lastEruption Holocene
locatedIn British Columbia
Coast Mountains NERFINISHED
Pacific Coast of Canada NERFINISHED
Pacific Ranges NERFINISHED
locatedNorthOf Mount Waddington NERFINISHED
monitoredBy Geological Survey of Canada NERFINISHED
Natural Resources Canada NERFINISHED
mountainRange Coast Mountains NERFINISHED
nearestMajorCity Vancouver NERFINISHED
partOf Cascade Volcanic Arc NERFINISHED
Coast Plutonic Complex region NERFINISHED
prominence approximately 1320 m
region southwestern British Columbia NERFINISHED
tectonicSetting subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate
terrain rugged
volcanicProvince Canadian Cascade Arc NERFINISHED
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt NERFINISHED

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Pacific Ranges contains Silverthrone Caldera