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Q: Why are shield and stratovolcanoes different shapes?
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Are cinder cone volcanoes similar or different from Shield and stratovolcanoes?

There are similarities and differences. Cinder cones are generally much smaller than shield volcanoes or stratovolcanoes. Like shield volcanoes, they primarily erupt basaltic lava. However, like stratovolcanoes they have steep slopes and are composed of material that has erupted into the air and been welded together.


Is iceland volcano a shield volcano?

There are a number of volcanoes in Iceland of different types including shield volcanoes, cinder cones, and stratovolcanoes.


What kind of volcanoes create islands?

Both shield volcanoes and stratovolcanoes can form islands.


Why are the eruptions of stratovolcanoes usually more destructive than the eruptions of shield volcanoes?

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Which type of volcano is an island volcano?

Stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, and complex volcanoes have all formed islands.


Are Mt Kilauea and Mt Vesuvius both stratovolcanoes?

No. Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano, but Kilauea is a shield volcano.


What are the Kinds of volcanoes according to shape?

Most types of volcanoes are either crater shaped or cone shaped. Stratovolcanoes are shaped like tall cone mountains and shield volcanoes are more flat and spread out.


What type of volcano is Three Sisters?

North Sister is a shield volcano while Middle and South Sister are stratovolcanoes.


What kind of volcano is icelandic volcano?

There are many volcanoes in Iceland in all three of the basic categories of shield volcanoes, cinder cones, and stratovolcanoes.


What are significance of volcanic shield shapes?

a circular triangle.


What are significance of heraldic shield shapes?

In heraldry today shield shapes are usually chosen to match the design. Historians are divided on what the various shapes signify but most agree that it is either the geographic area or the time period which determined it. The shield itself is not part of the official blazon of a coat of arms.


What are the different shapes of volcanoes?

The different shapes of volcanoes include composite volcanoes or stratovolcanoes with steep sides and symmetrical cones. Cinder cone volcanoes have a summit with a bowl shape crater. Shield volcanoes are low and flat. Lava dome volcanoes have a dome shape.