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stratovolcano

[ strey-toh-vol-key-noh, strat-oh- ]

noun

Geology.
plural stratovolcanoes, stratovolcanos.
  1. a conical volcano with a sloping profile, often very grand in size, having been formed by alternating layers of lava and fragmental material such as ash and cinders. Compare cinder cone, shield volcano.


stratovolcano

/ ٰă′ō-ŏ-ō /

  1. See under volcano
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of stratovolcano1

First recorded in 1890–95; strato- ( def ) + volcano ( def ); translation of German Stratovulkan
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These missing rocks can add up to entire missing landscapes: beyond Earth, you’d have a tough time finding anything like the limestone columns of Hạ Long Bay, a stratovolcano like Mt.

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The stratovolcano, which is located 750km south of the capital, has been active for about 650,000 years.

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The Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano or composite volcano.

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The Nevado del Ruiz is a stratovolcano, or composite volcano, which straddles the border between Colombia's Tolima and Caldas provinces.

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It would be like Mount St. Helens, a steep stratovolcano that can erupt explosively, sending dirt, rock and sodium into the atmosphere, erupting on Earth, rather than Mauna Loa, a gently-sloped shield volcano that erupts with liquid lava flows.

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