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Stratovolcano

A stratovolcano is a tall conical mountain volcano composed of both lava and rocks.

Examples are:

Mt. Fuji in Japan
Vesuvius in Italy
Mount Erebus in Antarctica,
Mount Rainier in the northwestern United States
Taranaki (Mt Egmont)[?] in New Zealand's North Island
Mayon Volcano in the Philippines
Skjaldbreiður in South-west Iceland
Trölladyngja in North-East Iceland
Kollóttadyngja in North-East Iceland

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