Volcano Types

This page documents types of volcanoes.

Shield volcano: Kilauea is an example.

Cinder Cone volcano: Stromboli is an example.

Strato volcano: Mount St Helens and Fuji are examples.

Complex volcano: The Oregon Three Sisters are a good example.

Supervolcano: The two most famous Super Volcanoes are the Yellowstone Caldera in Wyoming, USA and Lake Toba in Indoneia, with other famous examples being Lake Tuapo in New Zealand, and the Valles Caldera in New Mexico, USA, and the Long Valley Caldera in California, USA.

Mud volcano: Maquinna in British Columbia and El Totumo in Colomba are examples.