Nass Ranges

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Nass Ranges
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Nass Ranges
Location in British Columbia
Highest point
Coordinates 55°07′30″N128°32′06″W / 55.125°N 128.535°W / 55.125; -128.535
Geography
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Parent range Hazelton Mountains

The Nass Ranges are a mountain range north of the Skeena River, west of Hazelton, and northeast of Terrace, British Columbia, Canada. It is a subrange of the Hazelton Mountains, which in turn form part of the Interior Mountains. [1]

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Volcanic eruption

The Nass Ranges contain an active volcano called Tseax Cone; its volcanic gases are said to have killed of 2,000 Nisga'a people in an 18th century eruption.

Landforms

Landforms within the Nass Ranges include:

References

  1. ↑ Nass Ranges Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine of the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia
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