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Bay in Stikine Region, British Columbia, Canada For the Dunedin suburb, see Andersons Bay.

Anderson Bay is a bay of Atlin Lake in northwestern British Columbia, Canada, located southwest of Pike Bay.

The landscape surrounding Anderson Bay lies in the Atlin Volcanic Field of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province. During the Miocene period, a basaltic lava flow engulfed the southern end of Anderson Bay. Remnants of this lava flow are present as columnar-jointed lava flows.

See also

References

  1. "Anderson Bay". BC Geographical Names.
  2. Overview of Neogene to Recent volcanism in the Atlin volcanic district, Northern Cordilleran volcanic province, northwestern British Columbia

59°19′00″N 133°42′00″W / 59.31667°N 133.70000°W / 59.31667; -133.70000

Volcanoes of the Northern Cordilleran Volcanic Province
Cinder cones
Subglacial volcanoes
Lava domes
Shield volcanoes
Volcanic fields
Stratovolcanoes
Volcanic plugs


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