COMPOSITE

WHAT IT IS LIKE

• The 'picturesque' volcano
• Sleep sloping, cone shape
• Height up to 2,500 meters

ERUPTIONS

• Very viscous magma
• Don't erupt often
• Erupts from the top
• Most dangerous type

EXAMPLES

• Mt. Agua
• Mt. Saint Helens
• Mt. Vesuvius

Largest percentage of volcanoes are composite. Found all over the world, and are abundant in the ring of fire.

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