Crow Lagoon is a little-known volcanic center located north of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. There are beds of thick, basaltic tephra that are of Holocene age.

Crow Lagoon
Highest point
Elevation335 m (1,099 ft)
Coordinates54°42′N 130°14′W / 54.70°N 130.23°W / 54.70; -130.23
Geography
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangePacific Coast Ranges
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typePyroclastic cone
Last eruptionUnknown[1]

Crow Lagoon is one of the top 10 volcanoes in Canada with recent seismic activity, the others include: Castle Rock, Mount Edziza volcanic complex, Mount Cayley, Hoodoo Mountain, The Volcano, Mount Silverthrone, Mount Meager massif, Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field and Mount Garibaldi.[2]

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  1. ^ "Crow Lagoon". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. ^ Volcanoes of Canada Archived August 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2007-10-10