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Is Mount Rainier a composite volcano?
Yes. Mount Rainier is a composite volcano.
Who is the mayor of Mount Rainier?
There is no mayor of Mount Rainier. It is a volcano, not a town.
What is the importance of Mount Rainier National Park?
Mount Rainier is a volcano in the U.S. state of Washington, located about 40 miles southwest of Tacoma. It is one of the world's 16 decade volcanoes, those considered especially dangerous due to their location and eruptive history.
Is mt rainier composite or shield?
Mount Rainier is a composite volcano.
What volcano caused mt rainier to form?
Mount Rainier is the volcano that formed the mountain. They are one in the same.
Is Mount Rainier an LEDC or MEDC?
Neither. Mount Rainier is a volcano, not a country. It is in the United States, which is an MEDC.
What kin d of volcano is mount rainer?
Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano. This means that it is comprised of several layers of hardened rock, lava nad volcanic ash. Mount Rainier is thought to be one of the most dangerous volcanoes in existence.
What type of volcano is Mount Rainier like a shield volcano but different?
it is a composite volcano.
Is mount rainier active or dormant?
It is a dormant volcano
Is Mount Rainier the volcano along the converging plate boundaries?
yes mount rainier is located along a convergent plate boundary.
Is Mount Rainier a disruption to society?
Not presently. Mount Rainier has not erupted in over a century and actually serves as a tourist attraction. However, it is considered to be the most dangerous volcano in the United States. While it is not as active as Mount St. the effects of an eruption would be far worse. It has the potential to produce very large, devastating mudflows that could inundate portions of Tacoma and Seattle.
Is Mt Rainier an explosive volcano?
Yes. Mount Rainier is a stratovolcano with the potential to produce explosive eruptions.
