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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Kilauea, a shield volcano located on Hawaii’s Big Island and one of Earth’s most active, erupted again early on Monday morning, albeit timidly.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
Be sure to do the Frigate Bird Hill hike on San Cristobal, and on Isabela, hit the trails around Sierra Negra, an active shield volcano and one of the world's largest craters.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024
The volcano also hosts a number of acidic lakes in the craters at the summit of the shield volcano.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2017
The internal structure of this shield volcano is today exposed in the Timpe fault scarps between Acireale and Moscarello.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2019
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2024
Be sure to do the Frigate Bird Hill hike on San Cristobal, and on Isabela, hit the trails around Sierra Negra, an active shield volcano and one of the world's largest craters.
—Maya Kachroo-Levine, Travel + Leisure, 9 Mar. 2024
The volcano also hosts a number of acidic lakes in the craters at the summit of the shield volcano.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 25 Sep. 2017
The internal structure of this shield volcano is today exposed in the Timpe fault scarps between Acireale and Moscarello.
—Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 20 Nov. 2019
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“Shield volcano.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shield%20volcano. Accessed 25 Oct. 2024.
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