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Volcanoes in Canada?

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At left, a map of select recent volcanoes and volcanic areas in Canada (volcano location data from: Global GIS: volcanoes of the world; volcano basic data. [Shapefile]. American Geological Institute. Retrieved from https://earthworks.stanford.edu/catalog/harvard-glb-volc). Right top, Eve Cone, a cinder cone in the Mount Edziza Volcanic Field in Northern British Columbia, Canada (photo courtesy Ben Edwards, Dickinson College). Right bottom, a cinder cone formed in 2018 at Fissure 22 of Kīlauea's 2018 eruption, appearing almost identical to Eve Cone despite the very different locations of the two cones (USGS photo). 

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