Stratovolcanoes and Composite Volcanoes

This group collects the Volcanic Formations subcategory's members whose own description identifies them as a stratovolcano or composite volcano, a steep, conical volcano built up over repeated eruptions from alternating layers of hardened lava, tephra and volcanic ash. The Andes, Central America and the Pacific Ring of Fire supply most of this subcategory's named stratovolcanoes, among them Chimborazo, Antisana and Baru Volcano, making this the subcategory's largest single volcano-type group. A member is placed here only when its own description names the stratovolcano or composite-volcano type directly, keeping it apart from an entry that merely sits on or near a volcano of this kind but is itself a different feature, such as an island, a caldera or a lava formation.