USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington

Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes

Background and Information
- DESCRIPTION: Composite Volcanoes - Stratovolcanoes -- Composite Cones ... Composite Volcanoes ... Subduction-Zone Volcanoes ... Strato Cones ... Stratovolcanoes ...
Major Cascade Range Stratovolcanoes
Maps, Graphics, and Images
- Maps and Graphics - Stratovolcanoes
- CVO Photo Archives - Cascade Stratovolcanoes
Items of Interest
- Cascade Range Volcanoes - Menu -- includes many Stratovolcanoes, such as Mount Rainier and Mount Shasta
- Composite Volcanoes and Stratovolcanoes - Description
- Different Volcano Types - Graphic -- [Graphic,37K,InlineGIF] -- 6 volcano types including stratovolcanoes -- Modified from: Allen, 1975
- Different Volcano Types - Menu
- Different Volcano Types - "Pictogram" -- ["Pictogram",300K,InlineGIF] -- includes stratovolcanoes
- Maps and Graphics - Stratovolcanoes
- Plate Tectonics - Menu -- general information about plate tectonics, including maps, "Ring of Fire", and why volcanoes exist where they do
- CVO Photo Archives - Cascade Stratovolcanoes
- Shield Volcano vs. Composite Volcano - Graphic -- [Graphic,10K,GIF] -- Mauna Loa, Hawaii, vs. Mount Rainier, Washington -- Modified from: Tilling, Heliker, and Wright, 1987
- Shield Volcano vs. Stratovolcano - "Pictogram" -- "Pictogram" [133K,InlineGIF] -- Mauna Loa, Hawaii, vs. Mount Rainier, Washington
- Stratovolcanoes - Description

Other Menus of Interest

Cascade Range Menu -- CVO Menu
Different Volcano Types Menu -- CVO Menu
Plate Tectonics Menu -- CVO Menu
Shield Volcano Menu -- CVO Menu

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URL for this page is: <http://vulcan.wr.usgs.gov/Glossary/StratoVolcano/framework.html>
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12/26/01, Lyn Topinka