West Vent | |
Map: | British Columbia |
Mapframe: | yes |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 8 |
Mapframe-Caption: | Interactive map of West Vent |
Elevation M: | 1452 |
Location: | British Columbia, Canada |
District: | Cassiar Land District |
Range: | Kawdy Plateau (northern Stikine Plateau |
Coordinates: | 59.1263°N -131.0099°W |
Type: | Shield volcano |
Age: | Holocene |
Last Eruption: | Holocene |
West Vent is one of three small shield volcanoes located in the Tuya Volcanic Field of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in British Columbia, Canada.[1] It is Holocene in age and stands in relief above the surrounding area north of the Nazcha Creek, which comprises the West Tuya lava field.