There are two main types of volcano - composite and shield. The two types of volcano form in different places and have very different characteristics. Ash released from shield volcanoes often ...

The main place to find these types of volcanoes is the "Ring of Fire" that circles the Pacific Ocean. There are more than 450 volcanoes in the Ring of Fire, according to the National Oceanic and ...

The tallest volcano in Europe, Italy's Mount Etna, and the world's most active volcano, Kilauea in Hawaii, erupting again.

Four types of volcanoes—shield, composite, cinder cone, and plug dome—can be found in Lassen Volcanic National Park, where they literally bubble and steam.

Composite volcanoes are the most common type of volcano. They can have violent eruptions and can grow bigger as layers of thick lava and ash harden on top of each other. Mount Etna in Sicily ...

Its volcanoes also extend further south into Antarctica. "Three out of every four live volcanoes on Earth are here,” says National Geographic. “Almost all earthquakes happen here, too." ...