shield volcano
noun
: a broad rounded volcano that is built up by successive outpourings of very fluid lava see volcano illustration
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Drone plans developed by NASA suggest the space agency is particularly interested in Arsia Mons, a shield volcano in Mars' Tharsis region, which includes the largest volcanoes in the solar system, such as Olympus Mons — almost three times as high as Mount Everest.
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Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026
The peninsula is all that remains of a massive shield volcano formed around a million years ago when the Hawaiian Islands were still young.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The park's center is a massive shield volcano, which covers a great portion of the island of Maui, and also includes abundant waterfalls and rain forests.
—Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
No casualties reported In the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia lies the shield volcano, Hayli Gubbi.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
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Tom Brown, Space.com, 25 May 2026
The peninsula is all that remains of a massive shield volcano formed around a million years ago when the Hawaiian Islands were still young.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
The park's center is a massive shield volcano, which covers a great portion of the island of Maui, and also includes abundant waterfalls and rain forests.
—Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2026
No casualties reported In the Afar region of northeastern Ethiopia lies the shield volcano, Hayli Gubbi.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 25 Nov. 2025
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“Shield volcano.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shield%20volcano. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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