Kitsu Plateau
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The Kitsu Plateau is a lava plateau
in northern British Columbia
, Canada
, located east of Mess Lake
in Mount Edziza Provincial Park and Recreation Area
. It is named in association with Kitsu Peak and Kitsu Creek. Kitsu in the Tahltan language
is the word for the northern lights.
Volcanic plateau
A volcanic plateau is a plateau produced by volcanic activity. There are two main types: lava plateaus and pyroclastic plateaus.-Lava plateau:...
in northern British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, located east of Mess Lake
Mess Lake
Mess Lake is a lake in Mount Edziza Provincial Park northern British Columbia, Canada. It is an expansion of Mess Creek....
in Mount Edziza Provincial Park and Recreation Area
Mount Edziza Provincial Park and Recreation Area
Mount Edziza Provincial Park and Recreation Area is a provincial park of over in Stikine Country , British Columbia, Canada. The park contains and protects the Mount Edziza volcanic complex, a massive volcanic feature that has been the source for more than 20 eruptions in the past 10,000...
. It is named in association with Kitsu Peak and Kitsu Creek. Kitsu in the Tahltan language
Tahltan language
Tahltan is a poorly documented Northern Athabaskan language historically spoken by the Tahltan people who live in northern British Columbia around Telegraph Creek, Dease Lake, and Iskut. Some linguists consider Tahltan to be a language with 3 divergent but mutually intelligible dialects...
is the word for the northern lights.
See also
- Volcanism of Western CanadaVolcanism of Western CanadaVolcanism of Western Canada produces lava flows, lava plateaus, lava domes, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, submarine volcanoes, calderas, diatremes and maars, along with examples of more less common volcanic forms such as tuyas and subglacial mounds.-Volcanic belts:*Anahim...
- Mount Edziza volcanic complexMount Edziza volcanic complexThe Mount Edziza volcanic complex is a large and potentially active north-south trending complex volcano in Stikine Country, northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of the small community of Telegraph Creek...