Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A volcano composed of steep, alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic material, such as ash.
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- noun volcanology A tall
conical volcano , composed of layers (or strata) of hardenedlava ,tephra andash .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Although the lunar domes are known examples of shield volcanoes on the moon, this crater would be the first known example of the mountain-like stratovolcano, which is the iconic type most people picture when they think of volcanoes.
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It appears to be clear that this activity is traveling north, and the residents of the West Coast should not panic, but in the same breath, should make sure they have proper stores of food and water, battery operated radios, and a good first-aid kit should a devastating quake hit California, or worse, if the "Cascadia Subduction Zone" or Mount Rainier, which is a "stratovolcano" and is one of the most dangerous volcanoes, except for Yellowstone's "Super Volcano" suddenly become active.
Update On Earthquakes And Volcanic Activity Marching Northward 2009
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Copahue Volcano is a large stratovolcano situated on the border between Argentina and Chile.
Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Water Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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Kilimanjaro is a giant stratovolcano and one of the largest volcanoes in the world.
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Looming off to my right is an active 1600-meter-high stratovolcano.
Wolfram Blog : Work in the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes (Trabajo en la Tierra de Lagos y Volcanes) 2007
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Copahue Volcano is a large stratovolcano situated on the border between Argentina and Chile.
Volcanic Ash -- Effects on Water Supply and Mitigation Strategies 2009
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Teide is the highest mountain in Spain, an impressive stratovolcano in the center of the island of Tenerife, the largest of the Canary Islands, a chain formed like the Hawaiian Islands by the passing of the under-lying lithospheric plate across a magma plume.
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The massive 3,125-m-high, glacier-covered stratovolcano has a volume of 400 cu km.
Volcanic Activity Appears To Be Working It's Way Around The "Ring of Fire" 2008
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Not a stratovolcano, like the Oraefajokull to the south of us.
The Viking Claw Michael Dahl 2001
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"The biggest stratovolcano in the galaxy," said Scott Mutchler with almost possessive pride.
Firestorm L.A Graf 2000
treeseed commented on the word stratovolcano
A stratovolcano, also called a composite volcano, is a tall, conical volcano composed of many layers of hardened lava, tephra, and volcanic ash. These volcanoes are characterized by a steep profile and periodic, explosive eruptions.
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February 6, 2008
qms commented on the word stratovolcano
The process of building is simple:
It starts as a lava-clogged dimple
Then swells to a mound
In successive rounds.
A stratovolcano's a pimple.
February 19, 2015
MaryW commented on the word stratovolcano
Victoria Bruce, No Apparent Danger: The True Story of Volcanic Disaster at Galeras and Nevado Del Ruiz (New York: HarperCollins, 2001), ch. 2
May 1, 2016