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Volcanic plug, Shield volcano, basalt, viscosity, lava, erosion, vent, glaciation, Ice age, ice cap

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Glowing ʻaʻā flow front advancing over pāhoehoe on the coastal plain of Kīlauea in Hawaiʻi, United States. These cause clinkers that shipton (?) writes about on Batian.
Glowing ʻaʻā flow front advancing over pāhoehoe on the coastal plain of Kīlauea in Hawaiʻi, United States. These cause clinkers that shipton (?) writes about on Batian.
These were likly the type of eruptions that occured on Mt Kenya as they are the same type of volcano. The low viscosity of this type of lava gives shield volcanos their broad shape.
These were likly the type of eruptions that occured on Mt Kenya as they are the same type of volcano. The low viscosity of this type of lava gives shield volcanos their broad shape.
What Mount Kenya probably looked like when it was still active, before the glaciations. The lowerslpes can are still this shape, which is how the previous height is estimated. Skjaldbreiður is the volcano that gave shield volcanos their name.
What Mount Kenya probably looked like when it was still active, before the glaciations. The lowerslpes can are still this shape, which is how the previous height is estimated. Skjaldbreiður is the volcano that gave shield volcanos their name.


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