My name is Stephen Lamers, I am in grade 8. We are studying
volcano's. How many different types of volcano's are there. Can you tell
me what is the ring of fire.
Stephen Lamers
Dear Stephen,
Volcanoes of the World list 26 different types of volcanoes. The most
common types are stratovolcanoes, shield volcanoes, submarine volcanoes,
volcanic fields, cinder cones, and calderas.
The ring of fire is described in Question 46
in 12. Volcanoes in General in Ask a Volcanologist.
Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota
Source of Information:
Simkin, T., and Siebert, L., 1994, Volcanoes of the world: Geoscience
Press, Tucson, Arizona, 349 p.
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