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单词 shield volcano
释义
shield volcano

Astronomy
  • A wide volcano, usually several kilometres in diameter, with gentle slopes, formed from solidified layers of very fluid basaltic lava. Typical examples on Earth are the Hawaiian volcanoes Kilauea and Mauna Loa, which have slopes of 4–10°. Lunar domes appear to be similar to shield volcanoes, and many shield volcanoes are found on Venus.


Geology and Earth Sciences
  • See hawaiian eruption.


Geography
  • A volcano formed of successive eruptions of free-flowing lava which create a gently sloping, broad dome tens of kilometres across and more than one kilometre high. Mount Mazama, Oregon, is composed of several overlapping composite and shield volcanoes (Bacon and Lanphere (2006) GSA Bull. 118, 11).


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