The Neck (British Columbia)
| The Neck | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,830 m (6,000 ft) |
| Coordinates | 57°40′N 130°35′W / 57.67°N 130.58°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Pleistocene |
| Mountain type | Volcanic plug |
| Volcanic arc/belt | Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province |
| Last eruption | Pleistocene |
The Neck is a mountain in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located in Mount Edziza Provincial Park. It is a volcanic feature of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province that formed in the past 1.6 million years of the Pleistocene epoch.[1]
The Neck gets its name for the type of volcanic feature it is called a volcanic plug or a volcanic neck. These volcanic landforms are created when magma hardens within a vent on an active volcano. If a plug is preserved, erosion may remove the surrounding rock while the erosion-resistant plug remains, producing a distinctive landform.
See also
- List of volcanoes in Canada
- List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada
References
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