Franklin Glacier Volcano
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The Franklin Glacier Complex is a deeply eroded volcano in the Waddington Range of southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Located about 65 km (40 mi) northeast of Kingcome, this little-known complex is adjacent to Franklin Glacier near Mount Waddington. It is over 2,000 m (6,600 ft) in elevation and due to its considerable overall altitude, a large proportion of the complex is covered by glacial ice.
Magmatic activity of the Franklin Glacier Complex spanned roughly four million years from the Late Miocene to the Early Pleistocene, with the most recently identified volcanic eruption having taken place around 2.2 million years ago. The existence of thermal springs near the complex implies that magmatic heat is still present. It has therefore been of interest to geothermal exploration.
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