- Omineca Arc
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The Omineca and other terranes of western Canada
The Omineca Arc or Omineca Belt was a Jurassic through Cretaceous volcanic arc terrane in western North America, extending from Alaska through Yukon and British Columbia to Washington. The Omeneca is bounded by the Foreland Belt to the east and the Intermontane Belt to the west. It is named after the Omineca Mountains of north-central British Columbia.[1]
See also
- Volcanism of Canada
- Volcanism of Northern Canada
- Volcanism of Western Canada
References
Categories:- Volcanic arcs
- Volcanism of Alaska
- Volcanism of Yukon
- Volcanism of British Columbia
- Volcanism of Washington (state)
- Natural history of Alaska
- Natural history of Yukon
- Natural history of British Columbia
- Natural history of Washington (state)
- Terranes
- Volcanology stubs
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