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What is a very broad volcano with gentle slopes formed from basalt lava flows

What is a very broad volcano with gentle slopes formed from basalt lava flows
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What is a very broad volcano with gentle slopes formed from basalt lava flows

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A shield volcano is one of the three volcanic archetypes (stratovolcano, lava dome and cinder cone); it has a gentle slope: 2 to 3° that steepens with elevation of up to 10°.
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