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Is iceland volcano a shield volcano?

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A volcano formed of successive eruptions of free-flowing http://wiki.answers.com/topic/lava which creates a gently sloping, broad dome tens of kilometres across and more than one kilometre high. Shield volcanoes are characteristic of the Hawaiian chain; Manua Kea is an example, with a basal diameter of around 200 km, 4000 m beneath the sea.

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Relevant answers:

Is a shield volcano an active volcano?
It can be. They are formed at hot spots sometimes so they become inactive as the plate moves. The Hawaiian Islands are a good example of Shield volcanoes over a hot spot.
Why are Hawaiian volcanoes shield volcanoes?
their shield volcanoes because dj and marcel created them that way with levasion
What kind of volcano is iceland volcano?
If you mean the Eldfell, it is definitely a cinder cone volcano.
What volcano is a shield volcano?
the wider flater kind of volcano
Are shield volcanoes and volcanoes the same?
yes but a shield volcano is under the catorgory under volcanos so yes.