complex volcano
Volcano with more than one feature
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Also known as compound volcano · volcanic complex
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Volcano with more than one feature
Also known as compound volcano · volcanic complex
4 identifiers linking complex volcano across the web's reference databases
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A complex volcano, also called a compound volcano or a volcanic complex, is a mixed landform consisting of related volcanic centers and their associated lava flows and pyroclastic rock. They may form due to changes in eruptive habit or in the location of the principal vent area on a particular volcano. Stratovolcanoes can also form a large caldera that gets filled in by a lava domes, or else multiple small cinder cones, lava domes and craters may develop on the caldera's rim.