VOLCANOES Volcanic Mountains


At Destructive Plate Boundaries Volcanic mountains are cone- shaped at destructive plate margins. They are usually steep-sided because they were formed from viscous lava. This lava – which is usually as dense as thick toothpaste – does not flow far and cools down quickly.


Lava flow Pyroclasts Lava Crater


Pipe or vent through which magma flows to the surface


Secondary pipe through which magma flows when main pipe is blocked by hardened magma


Conelet or parasitic cone


A cone-shaped volcanic mountain


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Magma chamber containing viscous magma Example: Mount Etna, Sicily.


Some volcanic landforms:  volcanic mountains


 calderas  volcanic plateaux


Mount Vesuvius in Italy is a typical cone-shaped volcano. Situated near where parts of the Eurasian and


African plates collide, it is the only active volcano on the European mainland.


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