A shield volcano is a type of volcano named for its low profile, resembling a warrior's shield lying on the ground. It is formed by the eruption of highly fluid (low viscosity) lava, which travels ...

Image caption, This is lava running from a shield volcano - a volcano formed where the tectonic plates move away from each other. Shield volcanoes on the other hand form at constructive tectonic ...

Halla Mountain is the largest in South Korea standing at almost 2,000 meters high, formed as a result of the collection of lava, which created a massive shield volcano and crater lake. Despite the ...

Down below, a car park was swallowed up by lava and buildings were evacuated, but there was said to be no threat to air ...

Kamaʻehuakanaloa is a shield volcano similar to the more notorious ... volcano on the islands with occasional steam rising from a lava flow field, but the observatory says the mountain is not ...

Its many volcanoes are why Iceland is also known as the Land of Fire and Ice. There are two main reasons why Iceland is a ...

A volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland has erupted for the seventh time since December, prompting evacuation orders.