List of subglacial volcanoes
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Subglacial volcano
es are volcanoes that have formed when lava erupts beneath glacial ice. They are somewhat rare worldwide, being confined to regions that are or were covered by continent ice sheets.
Subglacial volcano
A subglacial volcano, also known as a glaciovolcano, is a volcanic form produced by subglacial eruptions or eruptions beneath the surface of a glacier or ice sheet which is then melted into a lake by the rising lava...
es are volcanoes that have formed when lava erupts beneath glacial ice. They are somewhat rare worldwide, being confined to regions that are or were covered by continent ice sheets.
Canada
- Ash MountainAsh Mountain (British Columbia)Ash Mountain is the highest summit in the Tuya Range of the Stikine Ranges in northcentral British Columbia, Canada, located immediately north of High Tuya Lake at the north end of Tuya Mountains Provincial Park. It is one of the six tuyas clustered close to Tuya Lake...
- Mount BrewMount Brew (Cheakamus River)Mount Brew is a rounded mountain in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Whistler in the Pacific Ranges of the Coast Mountains. A public cabin run by the Varsity Outdoor Club, Brew Hut, is located near the summit...
- Caribou TuyaCaribou TuyaCaribou Tuya is a basaltic subglacial mound in far northwestern British Columbia that began eruptive activity under glacial ice during the Fraser glaciation . Like Ash Mountain and South Tuya, sections of the subglacial mound reveal a consistent stratigraphic progression from pillow lavas to...
- Cauldron DomeCauldron DomeCauldron Dome is a tuya in the Mount Cayley volcanic field, British Columbia, Canada. Cauldron Dome is made of coarsely plagioclase-orthophyroxene-phyric andesite lava flows and last erupted during the Holocene...
- Chakatah Creek PeakChakatah Creek PeakChakatah Creek Peak is a subglacial mound in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the volcanoes of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted in the Pleistocene period.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada...
- Dark MountainDark MountainDark Mountain, formerly also known as Black Mountain, is a mountain in the Tanzilla Plateau of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located northeast of the settlement of Dease Lake, near Cry Lake.-See also:...
- Dome MountainDome MountainRound Mountain is a mountain in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Dease Lake.Round Mountain is a volcanic feature of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province that formed in the past 1.6 million years of the Pleistocene epoch....
- Ember RidgeEmber RidgeEmber Ridge is a volcanic mountain ridge associated with the Mount Cayley volcanic field in British Columbia, Canada. Ember Ridge is made of a series of steep-sided domes of glassy, complexly jointed, hornblende-phyric basalt with the most recent eruptions during the Holocene...
- Enid Creek ConeEnid Creek ConeEnid Creek Cone is a subglacial mound in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Dark Mountain area. It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes...
- Gage HillGage HillGage Hill is a tuya in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in Wells Gray Provincial Park.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada...
- Hyalo RidgeHyalo RidgeHyalo Ridge is a tuya in Wells Gray Provincial Park. Hyalo Ridge last erupted during Pleistocene.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* Volcanism of Canada* Volcanism of Western Canada...
- Isspah ButteIsspah ButteIsspah Butte is a tuya in the Atsutla Range of the Kawdy Plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada. It lies on the north side of the Nazcha Creek.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes* Volcanism of Canada...
- Mount JosephineMount Josephine (British Columbia)Mount Josephine is a subglacial mound in the Tuya Range in British Columbia, Canada. It is located near the northwestern shore of Tuya Lake.-See also:* Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province* Tuya Range* List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes...
- Kawdy MountainKawdy MountainKawdy Mountain is a subglacial mound on the Kawdy Plateau, the northernmost sub-plateau of the Stikine Plateau in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It consists of nearly horizontal beds of basaltic lava, capping outward dipping beds of fragmental volcanic rocks and last erupted in Pleistocene...
- King Creek ConeKing Creek ConeKing Creek Cone is a subglacial mound of the Iskut-Unuk River Cones group in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes...
- Klinkit Creek PeakKlinkit Creek PeakKlinkit Creek Peak is a tuya in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Klinkit Lake. It lies in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada...
- Klinkit Lake PeakKlinkit Lake PeakKlinkit Lake Peak is a tuya in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located near Klinkit Lake. It lies in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province and last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada...
- Little Bear MountainLittle Bear MountainLittle Bear Mountain is a basaltic Pleistocene age tuya in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains that adjoins Hoodoo Mountain to the north. Little Bear Mountain is part of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada...
- Little Eagle ConeLittle Eagle ConeLittle Eagle Cone is a subglacial mound in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Dark Mountain area. It last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes...
- Little Ring Mountain
- Mathews TuyaMathews TuyaMathews Tuya is a subglacial mound in northcentral British Columbia. It is one of the six tuyas close to Tuya Lake. It has been partly glaciated so it is probably older than 10,000 years. The other volcanoes in the area include Tuya Butte, South Tuya and Ash Mountain...
- McLeod HillMcLeod HillMcLeod Hill is a tuya, located north of Clearwater in the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field in Wells Gray Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia, Canada....
- Meehaz MountainMeehaz MountainMeehaz Mountain is a mountain in the Cassiar Country of the Northern Interior of British Columbia, Canada, located on the north side of the headwaters of Teslin River and to the south of the Atsutla Range...
- Mosquito MoundMosquito MoundMosquito Mound is a tuya in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in Wells Gray Provincial Park.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*Volcanism of Canada*Volcanism of Western Canada...
- Nuthinaw MountainNuthinaw MountainNuthinaw Mountain is a mountain on the Stikine Plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Tutsingale Mountain and northwest of Dease Lake on the north side of Tachilta Lakes...
- Pillow RidgePillow RidgePillow Ridge is a ridge of the Tahltan Highland in northern British Columbia, Canada, located southeast of Telegraph Creek. It extends northwest from Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-History:...
- Pyramid MountainPyramid Mountain (volcano)Pyramid Mountain is a subglacial mound located on the Murtle Plateau in Wells Gray Provincial Park, east-central British Columbia, Canada.-Formation:...
- Ray MountainRay MountainRay Mountain is a subglacial mound in Wells Gray Provincial Park, British Columbia, Canada. Ray Mountain last erupted during the Pleistocene. It is part of the Wells Gray-Clearwater volcanic field....
- Ring Mountain
- South TuyaSouth TuyaSouth Tuya, also called Southern Tuya, is a tuya clustered around Tuya Lake in the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province in British Columbia, Canada...
- Spanish MumpSpanish MumpSpanish Mump is a subglacial mound in east-central British Columbia, Canada, located in the northeastern corner of Wells Gray Provincial Park.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada* Volcanism of Canada* Volcanism of Western Canada...
- Tennena ConeTennena ConeTennena Cone is a subglacial mound in northern British Columbia, Canada, located just southwest of Mount Edziza in Mount Edziza Provincial Park.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes*Volcanism of Canada...
- The TableThe TableThe Table, sometimes called Table Mountain, is a high flow-dominated andesite tuya located south of Garibaldi Lake, northeast of Cheekye and north of Mount Garibaldi, British Columbia, Canada...
- Tom MacKay Creek ConeTom MacKay Creek ConeTom MacKay Creek Cone is a subglacial mound in northwestern British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Iskut-Unuk River Cones group and last erupted during the Pleistocene epoch.-See also:*List of volcanoes in Canada*List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes...
- Toozaza PeakToozaza PeakToozaza Peak is a tuya in the Stikine Ranges of the Cassiar Mountains in northern British Columbia, Canada, located in the Iverson Creek. Toozaza Peak is the summit of a north-south aligned ridge between the head of Toozaza Creek and the head of the Jennings River, just south of the Jennings'...
- Tsekone RidgeTsekone RidgeTsekone Ridge, also known as Tsekone Peak and Black Knight Cone, is a subglacial mound that sits out by itself in the Desolation Lava Field in northwestern British Columbia, Canada.-See also:* List of volcanoes in Canada...
- Tutsingale MountainTutsingale MountainTutsingle Mountain is a mountain on the Stikine Plateau in northern British Columbia, Canada, located east of Nuthinaw Mountain and northwest of Dease Lake on the northeast side of the Tachilta Lakes...
- Tuya ButteTuya ButteTuya Butte is a tuya in the Tuya Range of north-central British Columbia, Canada. It is a bit less isolated from other ranges than neighbouring Mount Josephine...
- Watts Point volcanic centreWatts Point volcanic centreThe Watts Point volcanic centre is a small outcrop of Pleistocene age volcanic rock at Watts Point in British Columbia, Canada, about south of Squamish and north of Vancouver, and just north of Britannia Beach. It is the southernmost volcanic zone in the Squamish volcanic field and of the...
- Wetalth RidgeWetalth RidgeWetalth Ridge is an isolated ridge in northern British Columbia, Canada, located 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:...
Iceland
- BárðarbungaBárðarbungaBárðarbunga is an Icelandic stratovolcano located under the ice cap of Vatnajökull glacier, rising to 2,009 m above sea level, making it the second highest mountain in Iceland, just about 101 m lower than Hvannadalshnjúkur....
- PrestahnúkurPrestahnúkurThe volcano Prestahnúkur is situated in the west of the Highlands of Iceland to the west of Langjökull glacier, or to be more specific, to the west of Geitlandsjökull glacier, a part of the Langjökull.-The volcanic system:...
- HerðubreiðHerðubreiðHerðubreið is a tuya in north-east Iceland. It is situated in the Highlands of Iceland in the midst of the Ódáðahraun desert and close to Askja volcano. The desert is a large lava field originating from eruptions of Trölladyngja...
- HlöðufellHlöðufellHlöðufell is a tuya volcano, located about 10 km southwest of Langjökull, Iceland. Hlöðufell is 1188 metres above sea level, and was formed when lava erupted through Langjökull during the Pleistocene....
- HofsjökullHofsjökullHofsjökull is the third largest glacier in Iceland after Vatnajökull and Langjökull and the largest active volcano in the country. It situates at the west of the Highlands of Iceland and north of the mountain range Kerlingarfjöll, between the two largest glaciers of Iceland. It covers an area of...
- Hveravellir
- KatlaKatlaKatla is one of the largest volcanoes in Iceland. It is situated to the north of Vík í Mýrdal and to the east of the smaller glacier Eyjafjallajökull. Its peak reaches in height and is partially covered by the Mýrdalsjökull glacier. The Eldgjá canyon is part of the same volcanic system...
- KverkfjöllKverkfjöllThe mountain range Kverkfjöll is situated on the north-eastern border of the glacier Vatnajökull in Iceland. With their glacier Kverkjökull, they are to be found between the Vatnajökull and the Dyngjufjöll . The mountains are still active volcanoes...
- SnæfellsjökullSnæfellsjökullSnæfellsjökull is a 700,000 year old stratovolcano with a glacier covering its summit in western Iceland. The name of the mountain is actually Snæfell, but it is normally called "Snæfellsjökull" to distinguish it from two other mountains with this name...
- Stóra-BjörnsfellStóra-BjörnsfellStóra-Björnsfell is an elongated medium-sized tuya located in Iceland. It contains pillow lava, hyaloclastite and sheet lava. The volcano formed when a subglacial eruption occurred beneath an ice sheet during the last ice age. Stóra-Björnsfell's pillow lava appears originally to have erupted from a...
- ThorolfsfellThorolfsfellÞórólfsfell is a basaltic tuya in southern Iceland, east of Fljótshlíð. Its upper section is made up of pillow lavas. It is 574 metres above sea level.-References:*...
- TorfajökullTorfajökullTorfajökull is a rhyolitic stratovolcano and complex of subglacial volcanoes, located north of Mýrdalsjökull and south of Þórisvatn Lake, Iceland...
- TungnafellsjökullTungnafellsjökullTungnafellsjökull is a glacier and volcano in Iceland. It has an elevation of and is located northwest of Vatnajökull glacier.-References:*...
- VífilsfellVífilsfellVífilsfell is a subglacial mound in southwestern Iceland.-References:...