A shield volcano is broad in shape because it is formed from numerous lava flows. This makes a gently sloping surface that resembles a warrior's shield. Large shield volcanoes can be three to four feet in diameter.
Shield Volcanos Throughout The World
Here are examples of shield volcanoes around the world including their locations:
- Abu - Honshu-Japan
- Akhtang - Kamchatka
- Alayta - Ethiopia
- Alcedo - Galápagos Islands
- Andrus - Antarctica
- Asavyo - Ethiopia
- The Barrier - Africa
- Belknap - Oregon, USA
- Bely - Kamchatka
- Berlin - Antarctica
- Bolshoi Payalpan - Kamchatka
- Bolshoi-Kekuknaysky - Kamchatka
- Bouvet - Atlantic Ocean
- Brushy Butte - California, USA
- Cerro Azul - Galápagos, Islands
- Ch'uga-ryong - Korea
- Cofre de Perote - México
- Dabbayra - Ethiopia
- Dama Ali - Ethiopia
- Darwin - Galápagos, Islands
- Easter Island - Chile
- Ecuador - Galápagos, Islands
- Eggella - Kamchatka
- Elovsky - Kamchatka
- Emuruangogolak - Africa
- Erta Ale - Ethiopia
- Fedotych - Kamchatka
- Fernandina - Galápagos, Islands
- Fukue-jima - Japan
- Genovesa - Galápagos, Islands
- Geodesistoy - Kamchatka
- La Grille - Indian Ocean
- Guadalupe - México
- Haleakala - Hawaiian Islands
- Halla - Korea
- Hanish - Red Sea, Yemen
- Hayli Gubbi - Ethiopia
- Heart Peaks - Canada
- Hell's Half Acre - Idaho, USA
- Hierro - Canary Islands
- Hualalai - Hawaiian Islands
- Iettunup - Kamchatka
- Iktunup - Kamchatka
- Imuruk Lake - Alaska, USA
- Indian Heaven - Washington, USA
- Isla Tortuga - México
- Kahoolawe - Hawaiian Islands
- Kaileney - Kamchatka
- Karaca Dag - Turkey
- Karthala - Indian Ocean
- Kebeney - Kamchatka
- Kekurny - Kamchatka
- Kilauea - Hawaiian Islands
- Kirishima - Japan
- Kohala - Hawaiian Islands
- Kookooligit Mountains - Alaska, USA
- Korosi - Africa
- Kozyrevsky - Kamchatka
- Krainy - Kamchatka
- Kulkev - Kamchatka
- Kurub - Ethiopia
- Las Lajas - Nicaragua
- Leutongey - Kamchatka
- Level Mountain - Canada
- Los Atlixcos - México
- Madeira - Azores
- Maly Payalpan - Kamchatka
- Manda Hararo - Ethiopia
- Marchena - Galápagos, Islands
- Marion Island - Indian Ocean
- Marsabit - Africa
- Mat Ala - Ethiopia
- Mauna Kea - Hawaiian Islands
- Mauna Loa - Hawaiian Islands
- Mayor Island - New Zealand
- Medicine Lake - California, USA
- Menengai - Africa
- Mezhdusopochny - Kamchatka
- Montagu Island - Antarctica
- Namarunu - Africa
- Newberry - Oregon, USA
- Newer Volcanics Province - Australia
- Nikko-Shirane - Japan
- Niuafo'ou - Tonga
- Numazawa - Japan
- Nunivak Island - Alaska, USA
- Nyambeni Hills - Africa
- Nyamuragira - Africa
- Nylgimelkin - Kamchatka
- Ofu-Olosega - Samoa
- Oki-Dogo - Japan
- Okmok - Aleutian Islands
- Ol Kokwe - Africa
- Ostanets - Kamchatka
- Otdelniy - Kamchatka
- Ozernoy - Kamchatka
- Paka - Africa
- Pantelleria - Italy
- Payún Matru - Argentina
- Pinta - Galápagos, Islands
- Piton de la Fournaise - Indian Ocean
- Plosky - Kamchatka
- Pogranychny - Kamchatka
- Prince Edward Island - Indian Ocean
- Robinson Crusoe - Chile
- San Carlos - Africa
- San Cristóbal - Galápagos, Islands
- San Félix - Chile
- San Joaquin - Africa
- San Martín - México
- Sanford - Alaska
- Santa Cruz - Galápagos, Islands
- Santa Isabel - Africa
- Santa Isabel - Colombia
- Santiago - Galápagos, Islands
- Santorini - Greece
- Sao Tome - Africa
- Savai'i - Samoa
- Schmidt - Kamchatka
- Sedankinsky - Kamchatka
- Severny - Kamchatka
- Shiga - Japan
- Shishel - Kamchatka
- Shoshone Lava Field - Idaho, USA
- Sierra Negra - Galápagos, Islands
- Silali - Africa
- Siple - Antarctica
- Snegovoy - Kamchatka
- Snezhniy - Kamchatka
- Socorro - México
- Spectrum Range - Canada
- St. Michael - Alaska
- St. Paul Island - Alaska
- Suswa - Africa
- Takahe - Antarctica
- Tat Ali - Ethiopia
- Ta'u - Samoa
- Taveuni - Fiji
- Tendürek Dagi - Turkey
- Terpuk - Kamchatka
- Theistareykjarbunga - Iceland
- Titila - Kamchatka
- Tolbachik - Kamchatka
- Toney Mountain - Antarctica
- Tristan da Cunha - Atlantic Ocean
- Uka - Kamchatka
- Uksichan - Kamchatka
- Jebel Umm Arafieb - Africa
- Undara - Australia
- Upolu - Samoa
- Verkhovoy - Kamchatka
- Voyampolsky - Kamchatka
- Waesche - Antarctica
- Wallis Islands - Pacific
- Wapi Lava Field - Idaho, USA
- Washiba-Kumonotaira - Japan
- Mount Washington - Oregon, USA
- Wolf - Galápagos, Islands
- Wrangell - Alaska, USA
- Yunaska - Aleutian Islands
- Zaozerny - Kamchatka
- Zapatera - Nicaragua
- Jebel Zubair - Red Sea, Yemen
- Zukur - Red Sea, Yemen
As you can see, there are many shield volcanos and they are everywhere.
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A shield volcano is broad in shape because it is formed from numerous lava flows. This makes a gently sloping surface that resembles a warrior’s shield. Large shield volcanoes can be three to four feet in diameter.
