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Shield volcano
Information about Shield volcanos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_volcano

USGS Website - Volcanoes
USGS FAQs - Information on Volcanoes
https://www2.usgs.gov/faq/taxonomy/term/9819

Volcanoes: Principal Types of Volcanoes
Cinder cones are the simplest type of volcano. They are built from particles and blobs of congealed lava ejected from a single vent
pubs.usgs.gov/gip/volc/types.html

Shield Volcano
A shield volcano is a wide volcano with shallowly-sloping sides.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/terms/shield_volcano....

Giant Shield Volcanoes
The giant shield volcanoes on Mars are truly huge. The largest are three times as high as the biggest Earth volcanoes
volcano.oregonstate.edu/oldroot/volcanoes/p...

USGS Photo Glossary: Shield volcano
Volcanoes with broad, gentle slopes and built by the eruption of fluid basalt lava are called shield volcanoes
volcanoes.usgs.gov/vhp/multimedia.html

Shield Volcanoes
Shield volcanoes are the largest volcanoes on Earth that actually look like volcanoes
volcano.oregonstate.edu/shield-volcanoes

General Information about Hawaiian Shield Volcanoes
The main Hawaiian Islands are the tops of giant undersea shield volcanoes that formed at the Hawaiian hotspot, which is presently under the Big Island of Hawaii. Shield volcanoes are gently sloping mountains produced from a large number of generally very fluid lava flows
soest.hawaii.edu/GG/HCV/haw_volc.html