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Alligator Lake volcanic complex

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Alligator Lake volcanic complex
Aerial photo of the Alligator Lake volcanic complex
Highest point
Elevation2,217 m (7,274 ft)[1]
ListingList of volcanoes in Canada
List of Northern Cordilleran volcanoes
Coordinates60°25′N 135°25′W / 60.417°N 135.417°W / 60.417; -135.417[1]
Geography
Map
LocationYukon, Canada
Geology
Age of rockHolocene
Mountain typeVolcanic field
Volcanic arc/beltNorthern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Last eruptionUnknown

The Alligator Lake volcanic complex is a group of basaltic cinder cones and lava flows in south central Yukon. The upper part of the Alligator Lake volcanic complex consists of two well-preserved cinder cones capping a small shield volcano. They probably post-date the local Holocene glaciation. Lava flows from both cinder cones traveled to the north and were erupted simultaneously. Their compositions range from alkali olivine basalt to basanitic. Lava flows from the northeast cone are the largest extending 6 km (4 mi) from the cone and expanding to a width of 10 km (6 mi) at the terminus.[1]

The volcanic complex was named by the nearby Alligator Lake.

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  1. ^ a b c "Alligator Lake". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2006-10-14.