A low, broad, gently sloping, dome-shaped structure that forms over time as repeated eruptions eject basaltic lava through one or more vents and the lava solidifies in approximately the same volume all around.

A large volcano shaped like a flattened dome and built up almost entirely of numerous flows of fluid basaltic lava. The slopes of shield volcanoes seldom exceed 10 degrees, so that in profile they resemble a shield or broad dome.

The type of volcano that forms when the erupting lava has a low viscosity such as basalt. Such lava cannot construct steep slopes, so shield volcanos are characterized by broad gentle slopes.

A dome-shaped volcano with a low, rounded profile built up mostly of overlapping basalt lava flows.

Very large composite and symmetric volcano.

Shield volcanoes are produced by multiple eruptions of low-viscosity basaltic or andesitic lava. They have long gentle slopes shaped like an inverted warrior's shield.

A type of volcano built almost entirely of fluid lava flow with a dome-like, warrior's shield, or a plateau shape. The largest shield volcano is Mauna Loa. It makes half of the area of the island of Hawaii and began to form nearly a million years ago.

A broad, gently sloping volcanic cone of flat domical shape, usually several tens or hundreds of square miles in extent, built chiefly of overlapping and interfingering lava flows.

a broad gentle sloping volcanic cone in a flat dome-like shape

a volcano that, because of its domed shape, resembles a warrior's shield

a volcano with a broad low-angle cone produced by highly fluid and mobile lava (sometimes called a "Hawaiian-type" eruption)

Volcano which has a broad shaped cone with gently slopes. Shield volcanoes are built by runny lava flows.

a volcano with long, gentle slopes, built primarily by lava flows.

Volcanoes with broad, gentle slopes built by the eruption of fluid basalt lava.

a volcano with a gentle slope and regular shape that is formed by slow-flowing, basaltic (low in water content) magma

Broad volcano built up from many thin, overlapping flows of basalt or basaltic andesite lavas. Shield volcanoes differ widely in size, from several kilometers to several hundreds of kilometers in diameter, and have very gently sloping flanks.

A gently sloping volcano in the shape of a flattened dome and built almost exclusively of lava flows.

A volcano shaped like a bowl in the middle with long gentle slopes made by basaltic lava flows.

a volcano built up entirely of lava, reflecting a history of gentle eruptions. Shield volcanoes have very gentle slopes from bottom to top.

A broad, gently sloping volcano.

A subaerial volcano with a broad, gentle dome, formed either from low-viscosity basaltic lava or from large pyroclastic sheets.

Broad, gently sloping surface consisting of overlapping basalt flows.

A large, broad volcanic cone with gentle slopes.

A volcano that resembles an inverted warrior's shield. It has long gentle slopes produced by multiple eruptions of fluid lava flows.

A volcano that erupts exclusively basalt, due to the low viscocity of which, the slopes the mountain are very gentle. Mauna Loa on Hawaii is a very large shield volcano. This type of volcano is named after Skjaldbreidur ('broad shield') in Iceland. Only 2,000 ft high, it is perfectly round, has gently sloping sides and resembles a Viking shield.

A volcano with very gentle slopes, built mostly of fluid, basaltic lava flows.

A shield volcano is a volcano that has gently sloping sides. Shield volcanoes are composed mostly of basalt (whose lava flows easily and quickly). The biggest volcanoes on Earth (like those on the islands of Hawaii) are shield volcanoes.

A volcano in the shape of a flattened dome, broad and low, built by flows of very fluid lava.

a low, broad, dome-shaped volcano built up of overlapping basaltic lava flows and often covering a very large area. [AHDOS

A shield volcano is a large volcano with shallowly-sloping sides. The name derives from a translation of "Skjaldbreiður", an Icelandic shield volcano whose name means "broad shield," from its resemblance to a warrior's shield. Shield volcanoes are formed by lava flows of low viscosity — lava that flows easily.