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How did Mount Pinatubo get its name?
Pinatubo comes from the word ''grow".
What is a name of a famous volcano?
mount st helens, mount vesuvious mount pinatubo etna oshima krakatau pelee poas rabaul
What is the name of a volcano?
Mt. Pinatubo in Luzon, Philippines Mount Saint Helens in Washigton State
What is name of the volcanoes?
Mt. Pinatubo in Luzon, Philippines Mount Saint Helens in Washigton State
What is the name of the plate mt shasta is on?
Mount Shasta is on the North American Plate.
Where did Mount Pinatubo's name originate from?
Mount Pinaubo's name means "a time when the mountain grew". Mout Pinaubo is a volcano in the Philippines. The word "Pinaubo" in tagalog means "to grow". There are ancient folktales among the people there that suggest that the volcano had large eruptions.
How did Mount Pinatubo erupt?
Mount Pinatubo is a product of a subduction zone. Here a portion of the Pacific Plate is sliding under the Philippine Plate. Seawater is carried into the mantle where it alters them chemistry of the hot rocks, allowing some to melt. This magma then rises to the surface form volcanoes. Because of Mount Pinatubo is near the ring of fire, so the volcano is very dangerous and powerful.
What is the cultural name of mt. Pinatubo?
Bundok/Bulkang Pinatubo
What is the name of the plate mount st Helen's lies on?
There are two plates that mount saint Helens lies on is Juan de Fuca and the North American plate
Can you name A well known volcanic eruption?
When I think volcano, I think of Mt. St. Helens. I also think of Vesuvius, Hawaii's Mauna Loa.
What are some composite volcanos?
Mt. St. HelensMt. Fuji (Japan)Mt. RainerMt. HoodMt. EtnaMt. VesuviusFamous composite volcanoes include Mount St Helens, Mount Rainier, Krakatoa, Mount Tambora, Mount Fuji, Mount Unzen, Mount Pinatubo, Mount Etna, Mount Vesuvius, Santorini, Mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Pelee, Soufrière Hills, and, in recent years, Eyjafjallajökull.
Where did name Pinatubo came from?
The word PInatubo means "to grow," which refers to the fertile soil around the mountain, which is good for growing crops.
