A sheild cone is volcano that is sorta flat and gently sloping up.
A shield cone is a type of volcanic cone that is formed from the eruption of low-viscosity lava, typically basaltic lava. It has gentle slopes and a broad, rounded shape, resembling a warrior's shield laid on the ground. Shield cones are typically associated with non-explosive eruptions and are common in areas of volcanic activity such as Hawaii.
A cone shaped mountain that is built from layers of lava is called a volcano.However, that description does not quite fit any of the three accepted descriptions of the world's volcanoes.A dome shaped mountain built from layers of lavais called a 'shield volcano'.A cone shaped mountain built from layers of cinders (tephra) is called a 'cinder cone' or a 'cinder cone volcano'.A cone shaped mountain built from alternating layers of lava and cinders is called a 'composite volcano'.
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.
The three types of volcanoes are shield, cinder cone, and stratovolcano. Shield volcanoes have gentle slopes and are formed by the eruption of low-viscosity lava flows. Cinder cone volcanoes are steep-sided and are formed by the accumulation of loose pyroclastic material around a vent. Stratovolcanoes have a conical shape and are composed of alternating layers of lava flows, volcanic ash, and debris.
Plinian, Strombolian and Hawaiian..:P
Mount Kenya is neither a composite cone, cinder cone, nor a shield cone. It is a complex stratovolcano made up of layers of lava and ash.
Cinder Cone
A shield volcano is a roundish, moundlike volcanic cone with very gentle slopes.
Paricutin is a cinder cone volcano.
Tambora was a composite cone.
caldera/shield volcano
Mount Fuji is a stratovolcano, which is a composite volcano formed by both lava flows and explosive eruptions. It is not a cinder cone or shield volcano.
it is a cinder cone
nose cone
Composite Shield Cinder Cone
cinder cone, shield, and composite. cinder cone are tall and thin, shield have really smooth sides and composite volcanoes are small and fat
Mount Aso is a composite cone volcano, also known as a stratovolcano. It is characterized by its steep-sided profile and alternating layers of lava and volcanic ash.