Review of Volcano shapes:
Mt. Isabela, a shield volcano.
Lava plateaus or dome volcanoes.
Cinder cone volcano diagram shown above.
Famous cinder cone of Mexico's Mt. Paracutin.
Composite volcano above called Mt. August.
Strato-volcano picture. Very common and scenic picture of how volcanoes create shapes.
Mt Rinjani volcano shown above.
This is known as a caldera. Most of the cone of the volcano blew up after a major eruption hundreds of years ago.
This is known as a caldera. Most of the cone of the volcano blew up after a major eruption hundreds of years ago.
Crater Lake Caldera National Park, Oregon.