Question
Download Solution PDFWhich mountain volcano buried Pompeii city with ash in 79 AD?
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Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Mount Vesuvius
Key Points
- Mount Vesuvius is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy.
- It is one of the most dangerous and famous volcanoes in the world, having erupted in 79 AD destroying Pompeii and Herculaneum.
- The volcano has erupted more than 50 times since then.
- It is regarded as one of the most dangerous volcanoes in the world because 3,000,000 people live near enough to be affected by an eruption, with at least 600,000 in the danger zone.
- This is the most densely populated volcanic region in the world.
- Eruptions tend to be violent and explosive; these are known as Plinian eruptions.
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