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.
cinder cone, shield, and composite. cinder cone are tall and thin, shield have really smooth sides and composite volcanoes are small and fat
it is a cinder cone
nose cone
Composite Shield Cinder Cone
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.