{{short description|Volcanic arc terrane in western North America}} [[File:Geology belts of western Canada.png|thumb|The Omineca and other terranes of western Canada]] The '''Omineca Arc''' was a [[Jurassic]]-to-[[Cretaceous]] [[volcanic arc]] of the Omineca Belt in western [[North America]], extending from [[Alaska]] through [[Yukon]] and [[British Columbia]] to [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. The Omineca 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Omineca Episode (180–115 Million Years Ago) |url=http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/geo_history_wa/The%20Omineca%20Episode.htm |website=Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington |access-date=21 December 2025}}</ref>
== See also == *{{annotated link|Volcanology of Canada}} *{{annotated link|Volcanology of Northern Canada}} *{{annotated link|Volcanology of Western Canada}}
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