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Fraser Plateau
The
Fraser Plateau
is an
intermontane plateau
. It is one of the main subdivisions of the
Interior Plateau
located in the
Central Interior of British Columbia
, and includes the
Cariboo
and
Chilcotin Plateaus
and the adjoining
Marble
,
Clear
and
Camelsfoot Ranges
on its southwestern edge. It is defined as lying between the
Bonaparte River
on its southeast, beyond which is the
Bonaparte or Kamloops Plateau
, part of the
Thompson Plateau
, and by a line formed by the
Dean
and
West Road Rivers
on its northwest (the
Nechako Plateau
lies to the north of the West Road). Also included in the Fraser Plateau are the
Itcha
and
Ilgachuz Ranges
and the adjoining
Rainbow Range
, which adjoin the
Coast Mountains
. The Fraser Plateau consists of
basaltic
lava of the
Chilcotin Group
, a group of related volcanic rocks that is nearly parallel with the Fraser Plateau.
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