Question

You are sailing in the South Pacific Ocean, far from any plate boundary. Looming lion the horizon is a dark braid, rounded island with sparse vegetation. A few thin flows of orange lava drip into the sea. Some smoky vapor unfurls fork the center of the island. What kind of volcano is this? Explain.

Answer 1

The kind of volcano in this scenario is referred to as a shield volcano.

What is a Shield volcano?

This is the type of volcano whose appearance is like that of a warrior's shield and is formed by the eruption of highly fluid lava.

The lava however becomes thinner as it travels further such that it sometimes drips into neighboring sea.

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