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Mount Kilauea, in Hawaii. It has been erupting since 1982, and it is a shield volcano.
The classic examples of shield volcanoes are the massive volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands. Specifically Kilauea and Mauna Loa would be great examples of the classic form of a shield volcano.
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∙ 14y agoI just got this information from wikepedia.
- Lake Taupo, North Island, New Zealand - Oruanui eruption ~26,500 years ago (~1,170 km³)
- Lake Toba, Sumatra, Indonesia - ~75,000 years ago (~2,800 km³)
- Whakamaru, North Island, New Zealand - Whakamaru Ignimbrite/Mount Curl Tephra ~254,000 years ago (1,200-2,000 km³)
- Yellowstone Caldera, Wyoming, United States - 640,000 years ago (1,000 km³)
- Island Park Caldera, Idaho/Wyoming, United States - 2.1 million years ago(2,500 km³)
- Kilgore Tuff, Idaho, United States - 4.5 million years ago (1,800 km³)
- Blacktail Creek, Idaho, United States - 6.6 million years ago (1,500 km³)
- La Garita Caldera, Colorado, United States - Source of the truly enormous eruption of the Fish Canyon Tuff ~27.8 million years
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∙ 6y agoMt. Hailey, Mt. Hood, Mt. Ranier Mt. Shasta, Mt. Fuji, Agua, Stromboli, Vesuvius, and Graciosa are some examples. Also, I might have um... spelled Graciosa wrong.
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∙ 9y agoKrakatoa, Vesuvius, Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Pinatubo etc. are some well known composite volcanoes.
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∙ 13y agoMany of the volcanoes that make up the Hawaiian Islands are extinct.
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What are some examples of extinct volcanoes?
Antigua and Barduda
What is the difference between Compare volcanoes that form on land with volcanoes that form in the ocean.?
Land Volcanoes eat lamas and underwater volcanoes eat camals
Does Jupiter have extinct volcanoes?
No, it never has volcanoes in the first place.
Are there active volcanoes in Poland?
No. they are all extinct. The extinct volcanoes are: Ostrzyca, Grodczyn, and Wilcza Góra.
Does Mars have volcanoes active now?
No. All the volcanoes on Mars are extinct.
Do deserts have volcanoes?
Yes, many deserts have volcanoes. Some are active, some are dormant and others extinct.
Does mercury have extinct volcanoes?
Yes, Mercury has extinct volcanoes.
What are some examples of extinct volcanoes?
Antigua and Barduda
Why are there no volcanoes in Britain?
There are but they are now extinct. Arthur's Seat in Edinburgh is a good example.
What are some names of extinct volcanoes?
Diamond Head, Punchbowl,
Would volcanoes form at a hot spot?
Yes, they would. Hawaii is a prime example; all of its islands are either extinct or active volcanoes.
Is the desert a common place to find volcanoes?
It is not uncommon to find volcanoes in some deserts. The Chihuahuan Desert has a number of extinct and dormant volcanoes.
What are the two type of volcanoes?
there are three and they are Active Volcanoes, Dormant Volcanoes, and Extinct Volcanoes.
Are there any volcanoes in the temperate desert?
Yes, volcanoes, most of them extinct or dormant, are found in some deserts around the world.
What volcanoes are in Scotland?
There are some volcanoes in Scotland but they are extinct. The most impressive volcano in Scotland with an internal structure is the Black Cuillin.
Why do some volcanoes stay dormat?
When volcanos stay dormant they are classified as extinct
What is the difference between Compare volcanoes that form on land with volcanoes that form in the ocean.?
Land Volcanoes eat lamas and underwater volcanoes eat camals
