THE EARTH
VOLCANOES
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Detailed explanation-1: -Instead, they are broad volcanoes with gentle slopes and are shaped somewhat like a warrior’s shield lying flat on the Earth. Shield volcanoes have a convex shape as they are flatter near the summit. Shield volcanoes are truly massive with volumes that dwarf other types of volcanoes, even large composite volcanoes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Shield volcanoes, which get their name from their broad rounded shape, are the largest. Figure 11.22 shows the largest of all shield volcanoes-in fact, the largest of all volcanoes on Earth-Mauna Loa, which makes up a substantial part of the Island of Hawai’i and has a diameter of nearly 200 km.
Detailed explanation-3: -Shield volcanoes form very large, gently sloped volcanoes with a wide base. Cinder cones are the smallest volcanic landform.