Silverthrone Caldera

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Silverthrone Caldera is a large, remote volcanic caldera and ice-covered massif in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, known for its extensive glaciation and rugged terrain.

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Silverthrone Caldera canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ice-covered massif ⓘ
stratovolcano complex ⓘ
volcanic caldera ⓘ
access remote ⓘ
activityStatus potentially active volcano ⓘ
calderaDiameter approximately 30 km ⓘ
category Calderas of Canada ⓘ
Cascade volcanoes ⓘ
Ice caps of Canada ⓘ
Volcanoes of British Columbia ⓘ
composition andesitic to dacitic volcanic rocks ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
coveredBy extensive icefields ⓘ
glaciers ⓘ
discovery recognized as a caldera from aerial and satellite imagery ⓘ
drainage tributaries of the Klinaklini River ⓘ
tributaries of the Machmell River ⓘ
elevation approximately 2850 m ⓘ
eruptionProducts lava flows ⓘ
pyroclastic deposits ⓘ
eruptionStyle explosive ⓘ
feature large ice-filled summit caldera ⓘ
steep glaciated valleys ⓘ
geologicalAge Holocene ⓘ
Pleistocene ⓘ
linked to: Pleistocene epoch
hazardPotential poorly constrained due to remoteness and ice cover ⓘ
humanSettlement no permanent settlements on the massif ⓘ
lastEruption Holocene ⓘ
locatedIn British Columbia ⓘ
Coast Mountains ⓘ
Pacific Coast of Canada ⓘ
Pacific Ranges ⓘ
locatedNorthOf Mount Waddington ⓘ
monitoredBy Geological Survey of Canada ⓘ
Natural Resources Canada ⓘ
mountainRange Coast Mountains ⓘ
nearestMajorCity Vancouver ⓘ
partOf Cascade Volcanic Arc ⓘ
Coast Plutonic Complex region ⓘ
prominence approximately 1320 m ⓘ
region southwestern British Columbia ⓘ
tectonicSetting subduction of the Juan de Fuca Plate beneath the North American Plate ⓘ
terrain rugged ⓘ
volcanicProvince Canadian Cascade Arc ⓘ
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt ⓘ

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Pacific Ranges → contains → Silverthrone Caldera ⓘ