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List of shield volcanoes

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This list of shield volcanoes includes active, dormant and extinct shield volcanoes. Shield volcanoes are one of the three types 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)

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2009)
Eruption of Kīlauea in 1954
Erta Ale
The erupting lava from Piton de la Fournaise met the water of the Indian Ocean during the August 2004 eruption.
On the path to the summit of Mount Warning
Skjaldbreiður as seen from Þingvellir

Active

Canada

Ecuador

Other

Dormant

Canada

United States

Costa Rica

Kenya

Other

Extinct

Antarctica

Other

Other planets and satellites

Mars & Venus

Io

Io, a moon of Jupiter, has several volcanoes that spew sulphur. Some of these include Pele and Tohil Mons.

Pyroclastic shields

See also: Pyroclastic shield

Bolivia

Nicaragua

Papua New Guinea

Other

See also

References

  1. ^ Wood, Charles A.; Kienle, Jürgen (1990). Volcanoes of North America: United States and Canada. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-521-43811-X. OCLC 27910629.
  2. "The Barrier". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  3. "Erta Ale". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  4. "Karthala". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  5. "Namarunu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  6. "Nyamulagira". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  7. Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved on 2009-05-29
  8. "Marsabit". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  9. "Menengai". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  10. "La Grille". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  11. "Tristan da Cunha". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  12. "Auckland Volcanic Field". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  13. "Santorini". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  14. "Sao Tome". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  15. "Prestahnukur". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  16. "Takahe". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  17. "Taveuni". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  18. "Karaca Dag". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution.
  19. Journal of Earth Sciences Royal Dublin Society. 1982.
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