Download Steven Taylor Eportfolio Volcanoes Part II Askja Volcano in Iceland

Steven Taylor
Eportfolio Volcanoes Part II
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Askja Volcano in Iceland
Stratovolcano
Plate Boundary: It is on a transform fault
When the plates are sliding past each other, it is creating room for magma to flow
upward, while it puts pressure on it pushing it towards the surface.
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Nemrut Dagi (Volcano in Turkey)
This is a caldera type.
This volcano is on a continental convergent type plate boundary.
When the two plates collide, they are forcing the magma upwards, because they are
putting lots of pressure on the earth underneath.
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Todra Volcanic Field (in Niger, Africa)
Cinder cone type volcano
This volcano must be a hotspot, because it is seriously in the middle of the African
plate.
There is an unusually heated spot of magma which is fed by the hot mantle of the earth,
where this magma creates pockets and rises up due to its excessive heat.
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Mayor Island (New Zealand)
Shield type volcano
This is on a continental divergence boundary, the plates are spreading apart.
Since the plates are spreading apart, it is creating a place for the hot magma to go.
Since the magma is so hot, it will rise up with this opening.