Lax̱ Ksiluux is the name of a former
First Nations community in northwestern
British Columbia
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, Canada. It existed on the south side of the
Nass River near a creek known as
Ts'oohl Ts'ap.
Lax̱ Ksiluux was in existence prior to the eruption of
Tseax Cone in the 18th century which buried the community with thick
lava
Lava is molten or partially molten rock (magma) that has been expelled from the interior of a terrestrial planet (such as Earth) or a moon onto its surface. Lava may be erupted at a volcano or through a fracture in the crust, on land or un ...
flows along with the nearby community of
Wii Lax K'abit.
See also
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Nisga'a Memorial Lava Bed Provincial Park
References
Nisga'a
Nass Country
Natural disasters in British Columbia
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