Global Volcanism Program | Image GVP-03573
Hawaii's two largest shield volcanoes are Mauna Loa (in the background to the S) and Mauna Kea. Mauna Loa has the classic low-angle profile of a shield volcano constructed by repetitive eruptions of thin, overlapping lava flows. Mauna Kea’s profile has been modified by late-stage explosive eruptions that constructed a series of cones at the summit.
Photo by Don Swanson (U.S. Geological Survey).
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Galleries: Shield Volcanoes
Keywords: shield volcano
Mauna Loa
Mauna Kea