Tseax Cone
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Tseax Cone is a volcanic cinder cone in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, known for a historic lava flow that caused one of the deadliest volcanic disasters in the country’s history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tseax Cone canonical | 2 |
| Tseax Cone volcanic eruption | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinder cone
ⓘ
volcano ⓘ |
| age | Holocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aiyansh volcano
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tseax River Cone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Nisga’a Nation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryRank | site of one of the most lethal volcanic events in Canadian history ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | sacred site for the Nisga’a people ⓘ |
| deathTollEstimate | approximately 2000 people ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 2000 feet
ⓘ
approximately 610 metres ⓘ |
| eruptionProduct | basaltic lava ⓘ |
| eruptionStyle | effusive ⓘ |
| formationProcess | strombolian eruptions building a scoria cone ⓘ |
| governingProvince | British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazard |
lava flows
ⓘ
volcanic gases ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic lava flow that caused significant loss of life among the Nisga’a people
ⓘ
one of Canada’s deadliest volcanic disasters ⓘ |
| lastEruption |
approximately 18th century
ⓘ
late 1600s or early 1700s ⓘ |
| lavaFlowLength | about 22 kilometres ⓘ |
| lavaFlowName | Tseax lava flow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
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Coast Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Nass River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Nisga’a Nation traditional territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Stikine Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern British Columbia ⓘ northwestern North America ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Nass River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
village of Gitlakdamix (New Aiyansh) NERFINISHED ⓘ village of Gitwinksihlkw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialPurpose | commemorates Nisga’a people killed by the eruption ⓘ |
| monitoring | subject to geological and hazard studies ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tseax River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian Cordillera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Nisga’a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rockType | alkali basalt ⓘ |
| status | potentially active volcano ⓘ |
| surficialFeature |
extensive lava beds
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lava tubes ⓘ spatter cones ⓘ |
| volcanicArcOrBelt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| volcanicType | cinder cone ⓘ |
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Tseax Cone volcanic eruption