Stratovolcano

Cono de Arita, a stratovolcano in Salta (Argentina)

Mount Fuji, an active stratovolcano in Japan that last erupted in 1707–08

Tavurvur, an active stratovolcano in Papua New Guinea

A stratovolcano is a tall, conical volcano built up by many layers (strata) of hardened lava, tephra, pumice, and volcanic ash.^[1] Unlike shield volcanoes, stratovolcanoes have a steep slope and explosive eruptions every now and then.

Stratovolcano Media

Mount Rainier, a 4,392 m (14,411 ft) stratovolcano, the highest point in the US state of Washington
Exposed internal structure of alternating layers of lava and pyroclastic rock in the eroded Broken Top stratovolcano in Oregon
Cross-section of subduction zone and associated stratovolcanoes
Mount Etna on the island of Sicily, in southern Italy
Snow-like blanket of Mount Pinatubo's ashfall deposits in a parking lot on Clark Air Base (June 15, 1991)
Mayon Volcano in Philippines extruding lava flows during its eruption on December 29, 2009
Paluweh eruption as seen from space

↑ This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "Principal types of volcanoes" (retrieved on 2009-01-19).