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most volcanos are near the edges of continental plates where the expanding ocean floor next to it is pushing under it ( called a subduction zone ) examples are mount st hellens in Oregon, and mt. pinatubo in the Philippines.

oceanic volcanos occur in mid ocean areas, away from the shallow areas near land ( called continental shelves ) a perfect example is mauna loa in Hawaii.

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What is an oceanic volcano?

An oceanic volcano is a volcano located on the ocean floor, often forming underwater mountains or seamounts. These volcanoes can be explosive or non-explosive and contribute to the formation of oceanic islands or mid-ocean ridges.


Is Krakatoa a oceanic volcano?

Well after the eruption 1883 eruption Krakatoa was an Oceanic volcano, (around 1889) until it grew and regained it's height. It is now a land volcano.


What kind of boundary is a volcano?

volcanoes are caused by subduction. it could be an oceanic plate sub-ducting under a continental plate which would result in a coastal volcano or it could be an oceanic plate sub-ducting under another oceanic plate, which would result in a volcanic island.


What type of volcano most likely to form over oceanic hot spot?

Shield volcanoes are most likely to form over oceanic hot spots. These volcanoes have gentle slopes created by the flowing lava with low viscosity that forms thin layers over a wide area. Mauna Loa in Hawaii is an example of a shield volcano that formed over an oceanic hot spot.


Does a volcano have continental or oceanic crust?

A volcano can be associated with either continental or oceanic crust, depending on its location. Oceanic volcanoes typically form along mid-ocean ridges or subduction zones and are composed primarily of basaltic lava. In contrast, continental volcanoes, which can form at convergent plate boundaries or hot spots, are often made up of more diverse rock types, including andesitic or rhyolitic lavas. Therefore, the type of crust associated with a volcano varies based on its geological setting.

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Where does oceanic and oceanic plates collide?

When a trench or volcano comes.


What is an oceanic volcano?

An oceanic volcano is a volcano located on the ocean floor, often forming underwater mountains or seamounts. These volcanoes can be explosive or non-explosive and contribute to the formation of oceanic islands or mid-ocean ridges.


Is Krakatoa a oceanic volcano?

Well after the eruption 1883 eruption Krakatoa was an Oceanic volcano, (around 1889) until it grew and regained it's height. It is now a land volcano.


How is the lava formed insind a volcano?

When an oceanic plate and a continental plate collide, it forms a volcano. The oceanic plate subducts underneath the continental plate. As the oceanic plate slides underneath, a magma chamber is formed. This magma chamber is what feeds the volcano.


How does a volcano occur in the middle of a continental or oceanic plate?

Intraplate volcanism.


How is a volcano formed at a Continental Rift?

Volcanoes cannot be formed at a continental rift, due to the fact that a volcano cannot form between two continental plates: it normally forms when one continental plate and an oceanic plate collide. Normally, a volcano forms when one continental and one oceanic plate collides. The denser oceanic plate


What do one oceanic and one continental crust produce when the oceanic crust is subducted under the continental one?

A trench and a strata volcano.


Where is the shield volcano located at?

Mid-oceanic ridges, at the divergance of 2 SiMa plates. Hawii is an example of a shield volcano.


What kind of boundary is a volcano?

volcanoes are caused by subduction. it could be an oceanic plate sub-ducting under a continental plate which would result in a coastal volcano or it could be an oceanic plate sub-ducting under another oceanic plate, which would result in a volcanic island.


What is a possible landscape effect of a convergent plate boundary?

oceanic crest and volcano.


What happens when a plate of oceanic crust collides with a plate of Continetal crust why?

the oceanic crust slides down and burns in the mantle and forms a volcano


What is name of volcano that is caused by two oceanic plates colliding?

Trench volcano, resulting in island arc volcanic mountain chains.