The Swinton Creek Volcano is an eroded volcanic
outcrop
An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth.
Features
Outcrops do not cover the majority of the Earth's land surface because in most places the bedrock or superficia ...
in northwestern
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include ...
,
Canada
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. It is one of the volcanoes of the
Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted in the
Pleistocene
The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the '' Ice age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed ...
period.
Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Swinton Creek
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See also
* List of volcanoes in Canada
* List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
* Volcanism of Canada
* Volcanism of Western Canada
References
Volcanoes of British Columbia
Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Pleistocene volcanoes
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