The volcano that Toowoomba is built on is known to be extinct, but you never no it could be like the one in Pompeii
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∙ 11y agoToowoomba is built on the remnants of an ancient volcanic region known as the Toowoomba Volcanic Group. The volcanoes in this region are considered extinct, meaning they are no longer active and do not pose a threat of erupting in the future.
No, there is no town built directly on a volcano in Britain. However, there are towns near extinct volcanoes, such as Edinburgh, which is near Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano in Scotland.
No, Leicester is not built on a volcano. The city is located in the East Midlands region of England, which is not known to have any active or dormant volcanoes.
Mount Vesuvius is a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano, which is a steep-sided, conical volcano built up by many layers of hardened lava, pumice, tephra, and volcanic ash. It is located in Italy near the city of Naples and is famous for its eruption in 79 AD that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
El Misti is a stratovolcano, also known as a composite volcano. These volcanoes are built from alternating layers of lava flows, ash, and other volcanic materials, and are known for their steep-sided cone shape.
A mountain built from magma is called a volcano.
Yes, Toowoomba is built on a vocano. Most think that is what started the 2011 "tsunami".
No, there is no town built directly on a volcano in Britain. However, there are towns near extinct volcanoes, such as Edinburgh, which is near Arthur's Seat, an extinct volcano in Scotland.
Edinburgh Castle is built high upon the basalt remains of a long extinct volcano.
No, Leicester is not built on a volcano. The city is located in the East Midlands region of England, which is not known to have any active or dormant volcanoes.
As of November 2011, the Toowoomba bypass has not yet been built.
The spa city of Bath, England was built at the mouth of an extinct volcano. This volcano is responsible for the hot springs and spas that made the city famous for bathing from the days of the Roman Empire to today.
Yes. Edinburgh Castle is built on an extinct volcano and the nearby Arthur's Seat is the same.
Edinburgh castle was built on an extinct volcano because it was high up which made it hard to attack because the attackers would need to Clim the extinct volcano to get to the castle.
There are no active volcanoes in Scotland. However, Edinburgh Castle was built on an extinct volcano.
The city is built in a bowl-shaped crater of an extinct volcano.
The answer is yes, but the volcano is about 2 billion years old, so it is said to be extinct. Go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushveld_Igneous_Complex to find a map that will show where Pretoria lies in relation to the old volcano. The ancient volcano was about the size of Ireland.
yes bunbury senior high school is built on a volcano but it is not active and erupted last many many many years ago