Shield volcanoes ... are built almost entirely of fluid lava flows. Flow after flow pours out in all directions from a central summit vent, or group of vents, building a broad, gently sloping cone of flat, domical shape, with a profile much like that a a warrior's shield. They are built up slowly by the accretion of thousands of flows of highly fluid basaltic (from basalt, a hard, dense dark volcanic rock) lava that spread widely over great distances, and then cool as thin, gently dipping sheets. Lavas also commonly erupt from vents along fractures (rift zones) that develop on the flanks of the cone. Some of the largest volcanoes in the world are shield volcanoes. In northern California and Oregon, many shield volcanoes have diameters of 3 or 4 miles and heights of 1,500 to 2,000 feet. The Hawaiian Islands are composed of linear chains of these volcanoes including Kilauea and Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii -- two of the world's most active volcanoes. The floor of the ocean is more than 15,000 feet deep at the bases of the islands. As Mauna Loa, the largest of the shield volcanoes (and also the world's largest active volcano), projects 13,677 feet above sea level, its top is over 28,000 feet above the deep ocean floor.
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The case in question: eyjafjallajokull is a glacier. It is on a volcano, which is a shield volcano. A shield volcano has gentle sides. This defines a shield volcano. I hope this answers your question.
Mauna Kea is a shield volcano, which is a type of volcano with gentle sloping sides caused by basaltic lava flows. It is known as a dormant volcano, last erupting about 4,500 years ago.
Actually, a volcanic mountain with a wide base and gently sloping sides is called a shield volcano. Shield volcanoes are typically formed by low-viscosity lava flows that spread out in layers, creating a broad, shield-like shape.
A shield volcano forms where plates pull apart. This type of volcano has gentle sloping sides and is characterized by its low viscosity lava flows. Examples of shield volcanoes include those in Hawaii.
No, Mauna Loa is a shield volcano, not a stratovolcano. Shield volcanoes are characterized by their gentle slopes and built from lava flows, while stratovolcanoes are steeper and built from layers of ash and lava flows. Mauna Loa is one of the largest shield volcanoes in the world and is located in Hawaii.
The type of volcano is the shield volcano. Shield volcanoes can be found in Hawai'i.
A shield volcano is low and wide.
An underwater volcano. The volcano that made Hawaii was a shield volcano.
Yes....an active shield volcano.(:
Yes, Santorini is a shield volcano.
Mauna Loa is a shield volcano. It is one of the largest in the world and is characterized by its gentle sloping sides built up from numerous lava flows. Shield volcanoes are primarily composed of basaltic lava.
The volcano Kilauea is a Shield Volcano and is located on the Big Island of Hawaii
Haleakala in Hawaii is a shield volcano. Shield volcanoes are characterized by their gentle sloping sides and widespread lava flows, resulting from low-viscosity magma. This type of volcano typically has relatively quiet eruptions.
Laki is not a shield volcano or a composite volcano. It is actually a volcanic fissure in Iceland that erupted in 1783, causing significant environmental and climatic impacts.
A shield volcano has very broad, gentle slopes.
Kilauea is an example of a (shield) volcano.
It has both composite and shield volcano features. But it is mostly shield. It is non- exruption volcano