Long ago people believe in a god called Vulcan and he was the god of fire (not anger)so they named the volcano after him because volcanoes have to do with fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Volcanoes are called "volcanoes" because they are named after the Roman god Vulcan, who is said to work underground with all the magma.
Shield volcanoes is called shield volcanoes because of the base, the base is wide and it's like a warrior shield so that's why it's called shield volcano.
The word volcano comes from the volcanic island of Vulcano near Italy, which was in turn named after Vulcan, the Roman god of Fire.
Because volcano spill out Magma found underneath the earth and volacno are formed when the Magma comes to the surface and when the Magma cools it forms rocks and rocks form mountains.
Because they a formed from underwater volcanoes
Because they look like mountains
This is called a volcanic island arc.
The American islands that are actually an underwater chain of volcanoes are the Hawaiian Islands. These islands were formed by volcanic activity from the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain. The islands of Hawaii, Maui, Oahu, Kauai, and others are all part of this volcanic chain.
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Volcanic islands have black sand beaches whilst Limestone (coral) islands have white sand beaches.Volcanic islands have fertile soil and in Limestone islands' is not as fertile as Volcanic islands.Volcanic islands tend to be tall whilst Limestone tend to be flat.Volcanic islands have many sulphur springs whilst Limestone islands have little or no sulpher springs.Limestone islands are formed from 'Secretions'of the sea and Volcanic islands are formed from igneous rock and lava.THANK YOUHOPE YOU LEARNED FROM IT!
Santorini volcano was formed by the conversion of the African plate and the Aegean Sea Plate. As subduction occurred, some magma burned to the surface and create volcanic islands called island arcs. Santorini is one of those volcanic islands.
A volcanic island arc.
This is called a volcanic island arc.
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Yes
All of the Azorean islands are volcanic in nature and have volcanic craters.
They are called the Aleutian Islands.
A cluster or chain of islands is called an "archipelago", which specifically applies to islands created by the same volcanic or tectonic source.
No. Hawaii is the name of one of the U.S. states, which is a chain of volcanic islands. The largest of these islands is also called Hawaii. It is made up of five overlapping volcanoes.
Two examples of volcanic countries outside of the Caribbean are Iceland and the Philippines.
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The group of four volcanic islands that were once a French territory is called Micronesia. They are made up of four states including Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae.
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