Anahim Volcanic Belt
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The Anahim Volcanic Belt is a nearly east-west line of volcanoes stretches from the west coast of British Columbia, Canada, just north of Vancouver Island, and reaches into the Interior Plateau near Quesnel. The farther away from the coast, the younger the volcanoes tend to be. These volcanoes probably formed because of the North American continent sliding westward over a small "hotspot", like the one feeding the Hawaiian Islands. Volcanoes in this belt include the Raunbow, Llgachuz, and Itcha ranges, and the Nazko cone.