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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)
Waiʻanae Range (sometimes referred to as the Waianae Mountains) is the eroded remains of an ancient shield volcano that comprises the western half of the Hawaiian Island of Oʻahu. [ 1 ] Its crest, at Kaʻala, is the highest peak on Oʻahu at 4,025 feet (1,227 m). Like the neighboring Koʻolau, the Waiʻanae Range is not a mountain range in ...
It is a shield volcano that overlays a more ancient shield volcano named Little Brother. [45] North Sister is 5 mi (8 km) wide, [ 45 ] and its summit elevation is 10,090 ft (3,075 m). [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Consisting primarily of basaltic andesite , it has a more mafic composition than the other two volcanoes. [ 46 ]
Mountain type. shield volcano. Skjaldbreiður (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈscaltˌpreiːðʏr̥] ⓘ, "broad shield") is an Icelandic lava shield formed in a huge and quite protracted eruption series from about roughly 9,500 years ago. [ 2 ] The extensive lava fields which were produced by this eruption, flowed southwards, and formed the basin ...
Mount Warning is the central volcanic remnant of an ancient shield volcano, the Tweed Volcano, which would have been about 1,900 m (6,200 ft) above sea level or just under twice the height of the current mountain. [5][6] This volcano last erupted around 23 million years ago. [7] As the mountain's central vent cooled it shrank, forming a ...
Fumarole Butte. Fumarole Butte is a shield volcano in central Juab County, Utah, United States. [1] Built during the Quaternary period, it is composed of basaltic andesite. It stands 207 meters (679 ft) in height and has a diameter of 12 kilometers (7 mi). Under the volcano lies Crater Bench, the result of an eruption of basaltic andesite.
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