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What does Mount Vesuvius look like today?
Pompeii is the partially buried Roman town that was famously devastated by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Pompeii is a tourist attraction so is "active". Mt. Vesuvius is also still volcanically active and last erupted in 1944.
What are the different parts of Mount Vesuvius?
It has a "humpbacked" mountain with a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera.....
Is Mount Vesuvius an island volcano or a mainland volcano?
it is a stratovolcano in japan . It is an active volcano that last erupted in 1707-08
How large was the vesuvius last eruption?
1944 it was the last major eruption from vesuvius
How do you compare and contrast mount saint helens and Mount Vesuvius?
Similarities: They are both volcanoes, they are both stratovolcanoes, they both killed people, they both erupted, they both made huge ash clouds, they both made tremors, both had magma with high viscosity
What is the shape of mount vesuvius?
Mount Vesuvius is a large volcano in Italy that is shaped like a cone. It erupted in the 1st century and wiped out the entire city of Pompeii.
How large is the base of Mount Vesuvius?
Mount Vesuvius is actually two volcanoes. There is the Monte Somma which is dormant and the actual Mount Vesuvius or Gran Cono. "The incredible crater (Gran Cono) of the Vesuvius of nowadays has a diameter of 700 m, a circumference of 12 km and is 200 m deep."http://www.portanapoli.com/en/naples-bay/mount-vesuvius/famous-volcano-in-italy/
What does Mount Vesuvius look like today?
Pompeii is the partially buried Roman town that was famously devastated by the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius. Pompeii is a tourist attraction so is "active". Mt. Vesuvius is also still volcanically active and last erupted in 1944.
What are the different parts of Mount Vesuvius?
It has a "humpbacked" mountain with a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera.....
Is Mount Vesuvius an island volcano or a mainland volcano?
it is a stratovolcano in japan . It is an active volcano that last erupted in 1707-08
How are Mount Vesuvius and Mount Krakatoa similar?
Both Krakatoa and Mount Vesuvius are stratovolcanoes, also known as composite volcanoes. They are tall and steep-sided, composed of alternating layers of lava flows and ash. Both have a history of producing very large explosive eruptions with massive ash clouds including historically famous eruptions that killed thousands.
How large was the vesuvius last eruption?
1944 it was the last major eruption from vesuvius
Why is the Vesuvius regarded as the most dangerous volcano today?
Mount Vesuvius still has the potential to produce large, explosive eruptions similar to the one that destroyed Pompeii in the year 79. The population surrounding Vesuvius now is much larger than it was 2,000 years ago. An eruption today would put millions of people in danger.
What is the large volcano near the Naples?
Vesuvius
What large cities are around mt Vesuvius?
pompeii
What is the name of a large volcano on the island of Pompeii?
Vesuvius
Would ash be able to suffocate you?
Yes, but it would have to be a large enough quantity. This is not likely to be possible unless there was something like a volcano erupting, like what happened with Mount Vesuvius thousands of years ago.
