Maple Grove, MN -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/18/2014 -- In its bid to educate and inform people about the all the major landform on the earth’s surface, World Landforms, an educational online portal, unfolds details about Strato, or Composite Volcanoes, giving a thorough account of different facts related to them. These volcanoes have a layered structure formed by the gradual deposition of eruptive material like Andesite magma, volcanic ash, rock fragments and cinders, hence the name, Strato volcanoes. Known for their violent explosions, Composite Volcanoes are found in chains around the Pacific Rim in varied shapes like convex- concave, helmet-shaped, pyramidal, composite volcanoes with multiple summits, and other forms.

The explosive eruptions of a composite volcano have always garnered curiosity and World Landforms explains the reasons behind them, “Composite volcanoes erupt due to the viscous magma. When the magma comes to the earth’s crust, it results in a clogging of the crater pipe thus causing the gas in the pipe to be locked up. This will cause pressure to mount up and eventually, violent eruptions occur. In some instances, the lava solidifies within fissures, forming dykes. The dykes act as ribs giving strength to the volcano.”

Aside from different types of volcanoes, the landforms that have been described in detail on World Landforms are canyons, mountains, deserts, archipelagos, cliffs, swamps, costas, valleys and many more. Using simple and easy to understand words, the website uncovers various truths and facts about these formations that have developed either by the actions of wind, ice and/or water and by the movement in the earth’s tectonic plates. The World Landforms database is well-researched, accurate and based on scientifically proven data.

About World Landforms
World Landforms is a leading portal that provides information about different types of landforms. The portal has been created with an aim to provide people with authentic information about landforms. The portal also has its social media pages on various social media channels. The portal’s motto is ‘helping people discover the landforms of the world.’

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