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 ...

The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island sprang to life yet again this week with a Tuesday morning eruption that shot lava more than 300 feet in the air.

Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, similar to Mauna Loa, the world's most active volcano located in Hawaii. Shield volcanoes typically produce runny lava flows that result in gentle slopes.

Scientists have warned that an underwater volcano off the coast of the northwestern US is likely to blow sometime in 2025 after finding it is swelling and enduring earthquake swarms.

The volcanoes in the Canary Islands are cinder cones. Shield volcanoes, like Hawaii’s Mauna Kea, form when lava bubbles up and flows out around a vent, eventually forming a gentle dome.

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Venus may be as geologically active as Earth, with volcanoes possibly spewing on its surface in the present day.

Learn about and revise different types of volcanoes and their characteristics and effects with GCSE Bitesize Geography (Eduqas).

A massive underwater volcano known as Axial Seamount could erupt soon, completely reshaping the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

Mike Flood decided to take 'The Gabber Newspaper' to Kīlauea, a volcano in Hawaii. Send us your travel photos while on ...

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