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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)
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Olson Mountain is south of Prospect, Oregon, northeast of Medford, Oregon, northwest of other shield volcanoes such as Mount McLoughlin, Brown Mountain, Pelican Butte, and Rustler Peak, and east of Lost Creek Lake.
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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... Shield volcanoes of the United States (2 C, 68 P) V.