stratovolcano
noun
stra·to·vol·ca·no
ˌstra-tō-väl-ˈkā-(ˌ)nō 
ˌstrā-,
-vȯl-
: a volcano composed of explosively erupted cinders and ash with occasional lava flows see volcano illustration
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The result is the Historic Columbia River Highway Scenic Byway, which begins east of Portland, Oregon, and runs up the Columbia River Gorge at the base of Mount Hood, an active stratovolcano.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
The mountain of the film’s title is a 2,518-meter dormant stratovolcano located on New Zealand’s North Island, and known as Taranaki Maunga.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
The stratovolcano rises nearly 7,000 vertical feet above the valley floor, and the top portion of the peak is shrouded in white year-round and ringed by seven different glaciers.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
Climate change explained by Ginger Zee Mount Rainer, the active stratovolcano located in Washington state, is likely shrinking due to climate change, according to new research.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
The mountain of the film’s title is a 2,518-meter dormant stratovolcano located on New Zealand’s North Island, and known as Taranaki Maunga.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 14 Apr. 2026
The stratovolcano rises nearly 7,000 vertical feet above the valley floor, and the top portion of the peak is shrouded in white year-round and ringed by seven different glaciers.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 10 Mar. 2026
Climate change explained by Ginger Zee Mount Rainer, the active stratovolcano located in Washington state, is likely shrinking due to climate change, according to new research.
—Daniel Peck, ABC News, 25 Nov. 2025
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