Editing Volcano (section)

===Fissure vents===
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[[File:Lakagigar Iceland 2004-07-01.jpg|right|thumbnail|[[Laki|Lakagigar]] fissure vent in [[Iceland]], the source of the [[Laki#Consequences in Iceland|major world climate alteration of 1783–84]], has a chain of volcanic cones along its length.]]
[[Fissure vent|Volcanic fissure vents]] are generally found at [[Divergent boundary|diverging plate boundaries]], they are flat, linear fractures through which [[basaltic lava]] emerges. These kinds of volcanoes are non-explosive and the basaltic lava tends to have a low viscosity and solidifies slowly leading to a gentle sloping basaltic [[Volcanic plateau|lava plateau]]. They often relate or constitute shield volcanoes<ref name=dkp/><ref name=nps/>