The highest volcano in the world is Cerro Ojos del Salado. It is a stratovolcano in South America’s Central Volcanic Zone, reaching an impressive 6893 meters above sea level (or at least above ...

When the island of Santorini was rattled by thousands of small earthquakes earlier this year, many people were left mystified ...

"Now it's erupting every night, oh, lava is hot? I guess so. Say it explodes, baby, I know, that's that big volcano!". Sing ...

Visitors can fish, swim, paddle or soak in a hot spring at Pauline and East lakes in Newberry National Volcanic Monument in Central Oregon.

The largest volcanoes in Earth’s history owe their formation to powerful geological phenomena called mantle plumes—upwellings of abnormally hot rock within the Earth’s mantle that rise ...

Mauna Loa, situated in Hawaii, is the Earth's largest volcano by both volume and area. This massive shield volcano stands 4,169 meters above sea level and stretches another 5 kilometers beneath ...

Shield Volcanoes Shield Volcanoes are large, broad volcanoes with gentle slopes. They are formed by lava that flows easily and spreads out over a wide area, creating a shield-like shape. Lava Domes ...

Shield Volcanoes Shield Volcanoes are large, broad volcanoes with gentle slopes. They are formed by lava that flows easily and spreads out over a wide area, creating a shield-like shape.

On Earth, shield volcanoes form when super-hot magma bursts up from deep inside the planet. The magma – called lava when it’s out of the Earth – oozes out an opening called a vent.

Various volcanic features can be found on the rocky planets neighboring Earth. Mars contains volcanic plains formed by past eruptions and inactive shield volcanoes that are much more massive than ...