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A stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, is a typically conical volcano built up by many alternating layers of hardened lava and tephra. [1] Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes are characterized by a steep profile with a summit crater and explosive eruptions. [2] Some have collapsed summit craters called calderas. [3]
It is most confirmed to be a shield volcano. The Three Sisters; Middle Sister; South Sister; The Husband; The Wife; Broken Top; Mount Bachelor; Newberry Volcano. Also has the characteristics of a shield volcano. Diamond Peak (Oregon) Usually referred to as a shield volcano. However, it has a stratocone. Cappy Mountain [4] Mount Mazama
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 (low viscosity ) lava , which travels farther and forms thinner flows than the more viscous lava erupted from a stratovolcano .
Pages in category "Stratovolcanoes with shield volcano characteristics" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
A polygenetic volcanic field is a group of polygenetic volcanoes, each of which erupts repeatedly, in contrast with monogenetic volcanoes, each of which erupts only once. [1] Polygenetic volcanic fields generally occur where there is a high-level magma chamber .
Whether Mount Washington is a stratovolcano or shield volcano is debated within the literature. Wood and Kienle (1990) refer to it as a "mafic shield volcano," [1] and the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution also considers it a shield volcano with a pyroclastic cone. [12]
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This list of shield volcanoes includes active, dormant and extinct shield volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are one of the three types [ specify ] of volcanoes. They have a short cone shape, and have basaltic lava which means the lava has low viscosity (viscosity is a measure of the ability for a liquid to flow)