One of the most active volcanoes in the world sits just a few hundred miles off the U.S. West Coast, and some scientists ...

He said that the region sits atop a plate boundary where the Earth's tectonic ... Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, which means it's shaped like a shield rather than a steep-sided cone volcano.

A massive underwater volcano known as Axial Seamount could erupt soon, completely reshaping the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

Nestled 480 kilometers (300 miles) off the coast of Oregon, Axial Seamount is a hidden giant beneath the waves. This underwater volcano, one of the most active in the Northeast Pacific, is swelling ...

Poland described the volcano as "fascinating " but reassured it "doesn't really pose a hazard". The Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, akin to Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the world's most active volcano.

Poland described the volcano as "fascinating " but reassured that it "doesn't really pose a hazard". The Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, similar to Mauna Loa in Hawaii, the world's most active ...

“This particular volcano is probably the best-monitored submarine volcano in the world,” he told Cowboy State Daily. “It’s fascinating and doesn’t really pose a hazard.” Axial Seamount is a shield ...

Jan. 10, 2025 — A new study based on the sampling and analysis of volcanic ash at Cumbre Vieja volcano in the Canary Islands, located off Africa's northwest coast, suggests that the composition ...