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Mauna Loa, along with all the other volcanoes in the Hawaiian archipelago are Shield volcanoes. The lava is usually slow moving and takes days to move any noticeable distance. Shield volcanoes are different from stratovolcano. Stratovolcanoes explode and create pyroclastic flows that travel hundreds of miles and hour. Shield volcanoes are characterized by low-explosive fountaining that forms cinder cones and spatter cones at the vent.

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