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West Vent
Highest point
Elevation 1,452 m (4,764 ft)
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Kawdy Plateau (northern Stikine Plateau
Geology
Age of rock Holocene
Mountain type Shield volcano
Last eruption Holocene

West Vent is one of the three small shield volcanoes located in the Tuya Volcanic Field of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province, British Columbia, Canada. It is Holocene in age and stands in relief above the surrounding area north of the Nazcha Creek and comprise the West Tuya lava field.

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