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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 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 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 Hampton [a] is a shield volcano with a circular ice-filled caldera.It is a twin volcano with Whitney Peak to the northwest and has erupted phonolite rocks. It is the northernmost of the volcanoes which comprise the Executive Committee Range in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica and was active during the Miocene.
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Mount Jarvis is an eroded shield volcano and stratovolcano in the Wrangell Mountains of eastern Alaska.It is located in Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park about 10 miles (16 km) east of the summit of Mount Wrangell.