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A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity ) lava , which travels farther and forms thinner flows than the more viscous lava erupted from a stratovolcano .
This list of shield volcanoes includes active, dormant and extinct shield volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are one of the three types [ specify ] of volcanoes. They have a short cone shape, and have basaltic lava which means the lava has low viscosity (viscosity is a measure of the ability for a liquid to flow)
Mount Elgon is an extinct shield volcano on the border of Uganda and Kenya, [5] north of Kisumu and west of Kitale. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within Uganda. The mountain's highest point, named "Wagagai", is located entirely within Uganda.
Mount Wrangell, (Ahtna: K’ełt’aeni, or K’ełedi when erupting) [3] is a massive shield volcano located in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in southeastern Alaska, United States. The shield rises over 12,000 feet (3,700 m) above the Copper River to its southwest.
Mount Alayta is an active shield volcano in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is part of the Afar Triangle (Afar Depression), a highly active volcanic region which includes the adjacent Mount Afdera. Mount Alayta covers an area of 2,700 square kilometers southwest of Lake Afrera. A chain of younger craters are aligned along a north-northwest axis ...
Mount Pānīʻau is a shield volcano located on the Hawaiian island of Niʻihau. [1] It has an elevation of 1,289 feet (393 meters), thus making it Niʻihau's highest point. In addition to forming the island of Niʻihau, one of its tuff cones created the small island of Lehua, located 0.7 miles (1.1 km) north of Niʻihau, due west of Kauai.