The Cascades

Here is a photo of Mt. Rainier, taken from the ferry that crosses Puget Sound to the city of Seattle, Washington. Mt. Rainier is a stratovolcano, located in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest. It shows the classic cone shape characteristic of this type of volcano. It is 4390 meters (14,410 feet) tall, but is much smaller in total volume and mass than shield volcanoes such as Mauna Loa or Mauna Kea. The photos below show other stratovolcanoes found around the Pacific rim.

 

 

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