In contrast, mafic volcanoes, which range from small cinder cones to large shield volcanoes like North Sister and Belknap Crater, are typically short-lived (weeks to centuries) and erupt less explosively than do composite volcanoes.

• 相反，铁镁质的火山，从小的煤渣圆堆到大的盾形火山，像北峰和贝尔克奈普坑，形成期还很短，比复合体的火山更少爆发。