Shield volcanoes typically produce runny lava flows that result in gentle slopes. They earn their name due to their resemblance to a shield lying on the ground.

Scientists have discovered a new shield volcano that has broken the world record for the worlds largest shield volcano. Mauna Loa was long believed to be the largest on Earth. A recent study ...

A shield volcano is a wide volcano with shallowly-sloping sides. Shield volcanoes are formed by lava flows of low viscosity - lava that flows easily. Consequently, a volcanic mountain having a ...

A shield volcano is a type of volcano made almost entirely of lava flows. They have a broad dome shape with gentle sloping sides. Mauna Loa, on the Island of Hawaii, covers an area of 2,035 square ...

Researchers revealed the largest and hottest shield volcano on Earth. A team of volcanologists and ocean explorers used several lines of evidence to determine which volcano holds that distinction.

Tharsis Montes is composed of three dormant shield volcanoes called Arsia, Pavonis, and Ascraeus Mons, each of which are 220 to 250 miles in diameter and roughly 44 miles apart.

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 ...

Volcanoes are grouped into four types: cinder cones, composite volcanoes, shield volcanoes and lava volcanoes. Skip to main content. You have permission to edit this article. ...

It lies underwater about 20 miles off the coast of Hawaii's Big Island, on the flank of Mauna Loa, the largest shield volcano on the planet. The top of the seamount lies 3,200 feet below sea level.

Ethiopia's Erta Ale is a shield volcano whose profile is large and low. If you look at the Earth-based image of Erta Ale (below), you can see that it is almost hard to tell there is a volcanic ...

Deep below the Earth's surface, magma is churning and flowing into the Axial Seamount, an underwater shield volcano about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon. As the volcano grows and tremors ...

Descabezado Grande, Chile: One of my favorite volcano names, Descabezado Grande, translates to "the big beheaded one." It is located in one of the most volcanically active areas in Chile, flanked ...