There are two main types of volcano - composite and shield. The two types of volcano form in different places and have very different characteristics. Ash released from shield volcanoes often ...

There are two main types of volcano - composite and shield. The two types of volcano form in different places and have very different characteristics.

The main place to find these types of volcanoes is the "Ring of Fire" that circles the Pacific Ocean. There are more than 450 volcanoes in the Ring of Fire, according to the National Oceanic and ...

Its volcanoes also extend further south into Antarctica. "Three out of every four live volcanoes on Earth are here,” says National Geographic. “Almost all earthquakes happen here, too." ...