Pillow Ridge Explained

Pillow Ridge
Elevation M:2400
Location:British Columbia, Canada
District:Cassiar Land District
Range:Tahltan Highland
Coordinates:57.7594°N -130.6517°W
Topo Maker:NTS
Type:Subglacial mound
Geology:Pillow Formation alkali basalt
Age:Pleistocene
Volcanic Region:Northern Cordilleran Province
Last Eruption:Pleistocene

Pillow Ridge is a ridge of the Tahltan Highland in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Telegraph Creek. It extends northwest from Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.

History

As its name suggests, Pillow Ridge was named on January 2, 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada for the classic exposures of subaqueous pillow lava that form the ridge.

Geology

Pillow Ridge is a volcanic feature associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex which in turn form part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is a subglacial mound that formed in the Pleistocene period when this area was buried beneath glacial ice during the last glacial period.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes: Pillow Ridge . 2008-05-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071110044032/http://gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/volcanoes/cat/volcano_e.php?id=svb_prg_082 . 2007-11-10 . dead .