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Low-profile volcano usually formed almost entirely of fluid lava flows
A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid
Shield_volcano
list of shield volcanoes includes active, dormant and extinct shield volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are one of the three types[specify] of volcanoes. They
List_of_shield_volcanoes
Geological feature
shield volcano Volcán Wolf, a shield volcano Sierra Negra (Galápagos), a shield volcano Cerro Azul (Ecuador volcano), a shield volcano Alcedo Volcano, a shiled
Active_volcano
Type of conical volcano composed of layers of lava and tephra
composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers (strata) of hardened lava and tephra. Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes
Stratovolcano
Rupture in a planet's crust where material escapes
plateau. They often relate or constitute shield volcanoes Shield volcanoes, so named for their broad, shield-like profiles, are formed by the eruption
Volcano
Processes of growth and erosion of the volcanoes of the Hawaiian islands
base. The largest, Mauna Loa, is 4,169 meters (13,678 ft) high. As shield volcanoes, they are built by accumulated lava flows, growing a few meters or
Evolution of Hawaiian volcanoes
Evolution_of_Hawaiian_volcanoes
Martian volcano, highest point on Mars
Mons (/əˌlɪmpəs ˈmɒnz, oʊ-/; Latin for 'Mount Olympus') is a large shield volcano on Mars. As measured by the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA), it
Olympus_Mons
Active volcano in Hawaii
[kiːlɐwˈwɛjə]) is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands. It is located along the southeastern shore of Hawaii Island. The volcano is between 210,000
Kīlauea
Shield volcano in northeastern California, United States
Medicine Lake Volcano is a large shield volcano in northeastern California about 30 mi (50 km) northeast of Mount Shasta. The volcano is located in a
Medicine_Lake_Volcano
Shield volcano in Oregon, United States
Newberry Volcano is a large, active, shield-shaped stratovolcano located about 20 miles (32 km) south of Bend, Oregon, United States, 35 miles (56 km)
Newberry_Volcano
National park in Hawaii, United States
encompasses two active volcanoes: Kīlauea, one of the world's most active volcanoes, and Mauna Loa, the world's largest shield volcano. The park provides
Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park
Hawaiʻi_Volcanoes_National_Park
East Atlantic Portuguese island
a massive submerged shield volcano that rises about six kilometres (20,000 ft) from the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. The volcano formed atop an east–west
Madeira_Island
Dormant volcano in Michoacán, Mexico
Parícutin, along with small shield volcanoes, maars, tuff rings and lava domes. Scoria cones are the most common type of volcano in Mexico, appearing suddenly
Parícutin
Geology of a Spanish archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean
shield volcano (Teno shield volcano) formed from 6.4 to 5.1 Ma; its remains are the Teno massif. Then, from 4.9 to 3.9 Ma, a third shield volcano (Anaga
Geology_of_the_Canary_Islands
Volcano in Hawaii, United States
to be the largest volcano on Earth until the submarine mountain Tamu Massif was discovered to be larger. Mauna Loa is a shield volcano with relatively gentle
Mauna_Loa
Mount Thielsen, an extinct shield volcano Mount Washington, shield volcano Needle Point Newberry Volcano, shield volcano Pine Mountain, a pyroclastic
List of mountains of the United States
List_of_mountains_of_the_United_States
Seamount in the northwest Pacific Ocean
Sager and his team concluded that Tamu Massif is "the biggest single shield volcano ever discovered on Earth". Other igneous features on the planet are
Tamu_Massif
Extinct shield volcano in Hawaii
The East Molokaʻi Volcano, sometimes also known as Wailau for the Wailau valley on its north side, is an extinct shield volcano comprising the eastern
East_Molokaʻi_Volcano
Active complex volcano in Nicaragua
Nicaragua. The complex volcano is composed of a nested set of calderas and craters, the largest of which is Las Sierras shield volcano and caldera. Within
Masaya_Volcano
Volcano in Ethiopia
ሃይሊ-ጉቢ, romanized: Haylē-Gubi) is a shield volcano located in the Afar Region of Ethiopia. It is the southernmost volcano of the Erta Ale Range. Until November
Hayli_Gubbi
County in Hawaii, United States
forming a low shield volcano. This was the most recent volcanic episode on the island and of the larger East Molokaʻi shield volcano, occurring after
Kalawao_County,_Hawaii
Cauldron-like volcanic feature formed by the emptying of a magma chamber
habitation continued in India after the eruption. Some volcanoes, such as the large shield volcanoes Kīlauea and Mauna Loa on the island of Hawaii, form
Caldera
Hawaiian volcano
ˈkɛjə]; abbreviation for Mauna a Wākea, 'White Mountain') is a dormant shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi. Its peak is 13,803 feet (4,207.3 meters) above
Mauna_Kea
Volcanic area of Iceland
regularly constructed shield volcano and the largest in the southern part of Reykjanes Peninsula. Another important shield volcano on Reykjanes Peninsula
Geology of Reykjanes Peninsula
Geology_of_Reykjanes_Peninsula
Mexico includes stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, cinder cones, lava domes, and calderas. Many of Mexico's volcanoes are part of the Pacific Ring of Fire
List_of_volcanoes_in_Mexico
Steep hill of pyroclastic fragments around a volcanic vent
shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes, and calderas. For example, geologists have identified nearly 100 cinder cones on the flanks of Mauna Kea, a shield
Cinder_cone
Volcano and highest mountain in Spain
edifices: the central volcano of Las Cañadas, and the Anaga massif. The Las Cañadas volcano developed over the Miocene shield volcanoes and may have reached
Teide
Shield volcano in the U.S. state of Oregon
Belknap Crater is a shield volcano in the Cascade Range in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in Linn County, it is associated with lava fields and numerous
Belknap_Crater
Two barren outcrops in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
last remnant of one of the largest volcanoes on Earth. It holds the record for the largest and hottest shield volcano. The Gardner Pinnacles were first
Gardner_Pinnacles
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
of volcanic activity at a particular volcano). Named mountains, plateaus, layered terrain, and shield volcanoes include the terms mons, mensa ('table')
Io_(moon)
Massive shield volcano in Hawaii
Hawaiian pronunciation: [ˈhɐlɛˈjɐkəˈlaː]), or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive, active shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui
Haleakalā
Complex volcano in the Cascade Range
Mazama formed as a group of overlapping volcanic edifices such as shield volcanoes and small composite cones, becoming active intermittently until its
Mount_Mazama
Type of volcano
central volcanoes often result in the formation of one or more calderas. Central volcanoes can be stratovolcanoes or shield volcanoes. Central volcanoes undergo
Central_volcano
Volcanic activity in Canada
volcanic plateaus, lava domes, cinder cones, stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, submarine volcanoes, calderas, diatremes, and maars, along with less common
Volcanism_of_Canada
Mountain in New South Wales, Australia
Wollumbin is the central volcanic remnant of an ancient shield volcano, the Tweed Volcano, which would have been about 1,900 m (6,200 ft) above sea
Mount_Warning
Set of volcanoes considered especially dangerous
Colima Santa María Avachinsky Koryaksky Galeras Rainier The Decade Volcanoes are 16 volcanoes identified by the International Association of Volcanology and
Decade_Volcanoes
Shield volcano formed mostly of pyroclastic and highly explosive eruptions
volcanology, a pyroclastic shield or ignimbrite shield is an uncommon type of shield volcano. Unlike most shield volcanoes, pyroclastic shields are formed mostly
Pyroclastic_shield
Extinct shield volcano and highest peak on the island of Kaua'i
Kawaikini is a shield volcano on the Hawaiian Island of Kauaʻi and in Kauaʻi County and measures 5,243 feet (1,598 m) in elevation. It is the summit of
Kawaikini
Shield volcano in the central Kamchatka peninsula
Mezhdusopochny is a snow-capped shield volcano in the central Kamchatka Peninsula. The volcano has shown rare activity since 1292. The volcano's proximity is covered
Mezhdusopochny
systems. Shield volcanoes, as the term is used in the Iceland context, tend to erupt only once, so have monogenetic characteristics. However, many shield volcanoes
Volcanism_of_Iceland
Shield volcano on Fernandina Island
La Cumbre is a shield volcano on Fernandina Island in the Galápagos Islands. La Cumbre is also the youngest volcano in the Galápagos Islands. On 14 February
La_Cumbre_(Galápagos_Islands)
Protected area in Alaska, United States
that characterize young shield volcanoes. The shield volcanoes are surrounded by cinder cones that formed after the main volcano. The ten highest summits
Wrangell–St. Elias National Park and Preserve
Wrangell–St._Elias_National_Park_and_Preserve
Large natural elevation of the Earth's surface
it often builds a volcanic mountain, such as a shield volcano or a stratovolcano. Examples of volcanoes include Mount Fuji in Japan and Mount Pinatubo
Mountain
Volcano in Antarctica
381 ft) on Peter I Island, off the coast of Antarctica. The peak is a shield volcano. It is not known whether it is extinct or not, for the upper part is
Lars_Christensen_Peak
Volcanic hotspot in the Indian Ocean
years. Piton de la Fournaise, a shield volcano on the southeastern corner of Réunion, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. E. V. Verzhbitsky
Réunion_hotspot
continental United States. The craters are at the summit of a broad shield volcano. The eastern crater is about 3000 ft across and 350 ft deep. The western
Crater_Rings_(Idaho)
Active basaltic shield volcano in Afar Region, Ethiopia
Ertale or Irta'ale; /ˈərtə ˈeɪl/ Amharic: ኤርታሌ) is a continuously active shield volcano in the Afar Region of northeastern Ethiopia, which is itself part of
Erta_Ale
Shield volcano in southeast Réunion, Indian Ocean
Fournaise (French: [pitɔ̃ də la fuʁnɛz]; 'Peak of the Furnace') is a shield volcano on the eastern side of Réunion island, a French overseas department
Piton_de_la_Fournaise
Volcano in Papua New Guinea
pyroclastic shield volcano in central Bougainville, just north-east of the Bagana Volcano in Papua New Guinea. It is a small pyroclastic shield truncated
Billy_Mitchell_(volcano)
Mountain range in Oahu, Hawaii, US
Hawaiian) is the dormant fragmented remnant of the eastern or windward shield volcano of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. It was designated a National Natural
Koʻolau_Range
Township in East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
edge of the Rabaul caldera, a flooded caldera of a large pyroclastic shield volcano. Rabaul was planned and built around the harbour area known as Simpsonhafen
Rabaul
Volcano in New South Wales, Australia
Tweed Volcano is a partially eroded Early Miocene shield volcano located in northeastern New South Wales, which formed when this region of Australia passed
Tweed_Volcano
Cinder cone Complex volcano Guyot Lava cone Lava dome Mud volcano Pancake dome Pyroclastic cone Pyroclastic shield Shield volcano Stratovolcano Subglacial
List_of_mountain_types
Mountain in Tristan da Cunha
17th by topographic isolation. The mountain is the peak of the massive shield volcano which forms the island. A 300 m (1,000 ft) wide summit crater caps the
Queen_Mary's_Peak
Extinct volcano in Otago, New Zealand
The Dunedin Volcano is an extensively eroded multi-vent shield volcano that was active between 16 and 10 million years ago. It originally extended from
Dunedin_Volcano
The Galápagos Islands are an isolated set of volcanoes, consisting of shield volcanoes and lava plateaus, located 1,200 km (746 mi) west of Ecuador. They
Volcanoes of the Galápagos Islands
Volcanoes_of_the_Galápagos_Islands
Part of an intra-continental ridge system that runs through Kenya
a shield volcano, with widespread geothermal activity. South of Paka are Mount Korosi, Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria. Menengai is a massive shield volcano
Great_Rift_Valley,_Kenya
Island in New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand. The 5.5 km (3.4 mi) wide island is a symmetrical shield volcano cone capped by central scoria cones, reaching a height of 260 m (850 ft)
Rangitoto_Island
Archipelago in French Polynesia
at least 16 flows of shield-stage basalt and post-shield lavas from 2.15 to 1.36 Ma. Tahiti consists of two basalt shield volcanoes, Tahiti Nui and Tahiti
Society_Islands
Extinct volcano in Hawaii
West Molokaʻi Volcano, sometimes called Mauna Loa for the census-designated place, is an extinct shield volcano comprising the western half of Molokaʻi
West_Molokaʻi_Volcano
water's surface Shield volcano – Low-profile volcano usually formed almost entirely of fluid lava flows Stratovolcano – Type of conical volcano composed of
Glossary_of_landforms
Shield volcano in Iceland
Ok (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈɔːk] ; 1,198 m (3,930 ft)) is a shield volcano in Iceland, to the west of Langjökull. It erupted during interglacials in
Ok_(volcano)
Shield volcano in northern Kamchatka, Russia
Uksichan (Russian: Уксичан) is a shield volcano located in the northern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia. List of volcanoes in Russia "Uksichan". Global
Uksichan
Overview of volcanic activity on the planet Venus
around them. On Earth, volcanoes are mainly of two types: shield volcanoes and composite or stratovolcanoes. The shield volcanoes, for example those in
Volcanism_on_Venus
Mountain in Ecuador
Cerro Azul (Spanish: Blue Hill) is a shield volcano on the south western part of Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands. At a height of 1,689 m (5,541 ft)
Cerro_Azul_(Ecuador_volcano)
Volcano in New Mexico, United States
The Jornada del Muerto Volcano is a small shield volcano and lava field in central New Mexico, about 10 by 15 miles (16 by 24 km) in size and reaching
Jornada_del_Muerto_Volcano
Volcanic event
production of small amounts of lava builds up the large, broad form of a shield volcano. Eruptions are not centralized at the main summit as with other volcanic
Volcanic_eruption
shield volcanoes List of stratovolcanoes List of volcanoes by elevation List of volcanoes in Algeria List of volcanoes in Cameroon List of volcanoes in
Lists_of_volcanoes
Volcano in Antarctica
717–14,058 ft). It is a massive, mainly snow-covered shield volcano, and the highest of the five volcanoes that comprise the Executive Committee Range of Marie
Mount_Sidley
Active submarine volcano southeast of Hawaii
subaerial active shield volcano on Earth. Kamaʻehuakanaloa is the newest volcano in the Hawaiian–Emperor seamount chain, a string of volcanoes that stretches
Kamaʻehuakanaloa_Seamount
Shield volcano in Antarctica
Mount Takahe is a 3,460-metre-high (11,350 ft) snow-covered shield volcano in Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica, 200 kilometres (120 mi) from the Amundsen Sea
Mount_Takahe
Past Geological Phenomenon on Mars
between Martian shield volcanoes and those on Earth is in size: Martian shield volcanoes are truly colossal. For example, the tallest volcano on Mars, Olympus
Volcanism_on_Mars
Dormant volcano in the Russian Far East
Kluchevskaya. It is the second highest volcano of Kamchatka and sits above a shield volcano next to its neighboring volcanos. While the proximity between Kamen
Kamen_(volcano)
Shield volcano in French Polynesia
Mount Ronui (also Roniu, Roonui and Rooniu) is a shield volcano of 1332m (or 1321m) in Tahiti Iti, which is the south-eastern part of Tahiti in French
Mount_Ronui
Shield volcano in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nyamuragira, also known as Nyamulagira, is an active shield volcano in the Virunga Mountains of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, situated about 25
Nyamuragira
Volcanic region hotter than the surrounding mantle
independent of tectonic plate boundaries, and so hotspots may create a chain of volcanoes as the plates move above them. There are two hypotheses that attempt to
Hotspot_(geology)
Chain of volcanoes and related magmatic features in British Columbia, Canada
comprising landforms such as volcanic cones, volcanic plugs, lava domes, shield volcanoes and intrusions. Volcanic activity has occurred repeatedly in the AVB
Anahim_Volcanic_Belt
Volcanic field in New Zealand
was of Rangitoto, an island shield volcano just east of the city, erupting 0.7 cubic kilometres of lava. The last volcano to erupt was much bigger than
Auckland_volcanic_field
Volcano in Washington, United States
Sawtooth Mountain is a shield volcano, and part of the polygenetic Indian Heaven Volcanic Field in Washington, United States. It is located midway between
Sawtooth_Mountain
Shield volcano in the state of Alaska
Mount Sanford is a shield volcano in the Wrangell Volcanic Field, in eastern Alaska near the Copper River. It is the sixth highest mountain in the United
Mount_Sanford_(Alaska)
all of these below, so most monogenetic volcanoes can not be mentioned individually. This list of volcanoes in Iceland only includes major active and
List_of_volcanoes_in_Iceland
Mountains in Hawaii, United States
Mountains, West Maui Volcano, or Mauna Kahālāwai (which means "holding house of water") are the remnants of an eroded shield volcano that constitutes the
West_Maui_Mountains
Group of major volcanic islands in the Red Sea
top of an underlying shield volcano in the Red Sea, which reach a height of 191 metres (627 feet) above sea level. The volcano has continued to erupt
Zubair_Group
Volcano on the Japanese island of Hokkaido
Shiribetsu (Japanese: 尻別岳) is an ignimbrite shield volcano on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The volcano last erupted hundreds of thousands of years
Mount_Shiribetsu
Shield volcano
Pago is a shield volcano in the center of Tutuila Island, the largest island of American Samoa in the South Pacific Ocean. The volcano was formed by subaerial
Pago_(American_Samoa)
Basaltic shield volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula, Russia
Nylgimelkin) is a basaltic shield volcano situated in Kamchatka. It is named after Russian explorer Vladimir Atlasov. List of volcanoes in Russia "Nylgimelkin"
Atlasov_(volcano)
Tectonic belt of earthquakes and volcanoes
rarer types also occur. Other types of volcano are also found in the Ring of Fire, such as subaerial shield volcanoes (e.g. Plosky Tolbachik), and submarine
Ring_of_Fire
Mountain in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
basaltic shield volcano located in the southern part of the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia. The massive Ksudach volcano is located nearby. List of volcanoes in
Ozernoy
Island in the Pacific Ocean
New Zealand. The steep rocky basalt outcrop is the eroded plug of a shield volcano and caldera that formed 6.4 million years ago. It is 572 metres (1,877 ft)
Ball's_Pyramid
Island in the Galapagos
islands, it was formed by the Galápagos hotspot. The island is an active shield volcano that has most recently erupted in March 2024. Fernandina is named in
Fernandina_Island
Volcano in Arusha Region of Tanzania
Arusha Region in Tanzania. The volcano is located in the geographic area of the Crater Highlands and is a shield volcano that last erupted in the pleistocene
Gelai_Volcano
Geological feature in the North Atlantic Ocean
of Bermuda Bermuda hotspot List of shield volcanoes Vogt, P. R.; Jung, W. Y. (2007). "Origin of the Bermuda volcanoes and Bermuda Rise: History, Observations
Bermuda_Pedestal
Lava shield in Ecuador
Volcán Darwin is a large shield volcano on Isabela Island in the Galápagos Islands. It was named after the naturalist Charles Darwin and is located between
Volcán_Darwin
Dormant stratovolcano in Oregon, United States
Bachelor, formerly named Bachelor Butte, is a dormant stratovolcano atop a shield volcano in the Cascade Volcanic Arc and the Cascade Range of central Oregon
Mount_Bachelor
Active volcano in the Hawaiian Islands
Hualālai (pronounced [huwəˈlaːlɐi] in Hawaiian) is an active shield volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It is the westernmost, third-youngest
Hualālai
Highest mountain in the Galápagos Islands
and reaches 1,710 m (5,610 ft). It is a shield volcano with a characteristic upturned soup bowl shape. The volcano was named after Theodor Wolf, a German
Volcán_Wolf
Geological processes that underlie the formation of mountains
volcanic mountain are composite cones or stratovolcanoes and shield volcanoes. A shield volcano has a gently sloping cone because of the low viscosity of
Mountain_formation
Shield volcano in Veracruz, Mexico
The isolated San Martin Tuxtla volcano is a shield volcano which rises above the Gulf of Mexico. It has had eruptions in historical times. It occurs in
San_Martin_Tuxtla
Submerged shield volcano on the northwestern flank of the Island of Hawaiʻi
Māhukona is a submerged shield volcano on the northwestern flank of the Island of Hawaiʻi. A drowned coral reef at about 3,770 feet (1,150 m) below sea
Māhukona
Stratovolcano in central Kamchatka, Russia
The volcano is located to the east of the shield volcano Tekletunup and to the west of the crest of the northern Sredinny Range. List of volcanoes in Russia
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