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Belknap is a shield volcano on the crest if the High Cascades of Oregon.

This photo
shows the central vent and associated lava flows. A kipukaof older lava is near the center of
the photo. The volcano began erupting about 3,000 years ago. Most of the main shield formed
between 1,775 and 1,496 years ago.

This is a three-dimensional view of Alcedo volcano, on Isabela Island in the Galapagos


Islands. On this image you can see the Pacific Ocean at the bottom, and beyond the coastline
are the slopes of Alcedo volcano which lead to its large calderaat the top. The bright features
on the left are rough lava flows. In a radar image rough areas show up as bright because they
reflect a lot of the radar beam; smooth areas (like the sea) are dark because there aren't many
reflectors.
Asama, Honshu's most active volcano, overlooks the resort town of Karuizawa, 140 km
NW of Tokyo. The volcano is located at the junction of the Izu-Marianas and NE Japan
volcanic arcs. Asama is Honshu's most active volcano, and has an historical record dating back
more than 1300 years.

Asama is a stratovolcano. Three overlapping bodies make up this volcano. It


consists of a young stratovolcano with two craters lying on a shield volcano. The
shield volcano rests on an older stratovolcano.

Hualālai is an active volcano on the island of Hawaiʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. It is the
westernmost, third-youngest and the third most active of the five volcanoes that form the island
of Hawaiʻi, following Kīlauea and the much larger Mauna Loa. Its peak stands 8,271 feet (2,521
m) above sea level.
Mount Wrangell is a large andesitic shield volcano with a volume of about 900 cubic
kilometers (Nye, 1983). Its top is capped by a 4 by 6 km, ice-filled summit caldera whose
depth may exceed 1 km. The caldera is apparently of non-explosive origin formed in response
to the withdrawal of magma from high-level reservoirs beneath the summit area.

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