- Source: Wetalth Ridge
Wetalth Ridge is an isolated ridge in northern British Columbia, Canada, located 74 km (46 mi) southwest of Tatogga and south of Telegraph Creek. It lies on the southwest side of Little Arctic Lake at the southwest corner of Mount Edziza Provincial Park.
History
Wetalth Ridge was named on January 2, 1980 by the Geological Survey of Canada to recall a small group of wandering and exploited outcasts from the Tahltans called "Wetalth" people.
Geology
Wetalth Ridge is a volcanic feature associated with the Mount Edziza volcanic complex which in turn forms part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. It is a subglacial mound that formed in the Pleistocene epoch when this area was buried beneath glacial ice during the last ice age.
See also
List of volcanoes in Canada
List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
Volcanism of Canada
Volcanism of Western Canada
References
External links
Wetalth Ridge in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Daftar gunung api subglasial
- Wetalth Ridge
- Mount Edziza
- Volcanism of the Mount Edziza volcanic complex
- Sorcery Ridge
- Mount Edziza volcanic complex
- Tennena Cone
- Tsekone Ridge
- Pillow Ridge
- Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
- Big Raven Plateau
