The 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which destroyed Pompeii, was a Plinian eruption. In fact, it was the description of this eruption by Pliny the Younger that lead to the term Plinian.
Pompeii is located near Mount Vesuvius, which is a composite volcano. However, Pompeii itself is not a volcano but rather an ancient Roman city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Mount Vesuvius was the name of the volcano that erupted and destroyed the town of Pompey in the year 79 A.D.
Pompeii is the city that was famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
Yes Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano. (Pompeii is the Roman town that lies in it's shadow)
The volcano near Naples is called Mount Vesuvius. It is famous for its eruption in 79 AD that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
No one was involved in Pompeii. The eruption of the volcano was an act of nature.
Pompeii is located near Mount Vesuvius, which is a composite volcano. However, Pompeii itself is not a volcano but rather an ancient Roman city that was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.
Pompeii does not erupt. Pompeii was a city that was buried by ash and pumice in 79 AD, during an eruption of the volcano Mount Vesuvius.
Mount Vesuvius was the name of the volcano that erupted and destroyed the town of Pompey in the year 79 A.D.
910 were killed .
Pompeii is the city that was famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.
Yes Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano. (Pompeii is the Roman town that lies in it's shadow)
The type of eruption that a composite volcano has is lava flow with cinders and bombs in an explosive eruption
An earthquake in the plates underneath Mt Vesuvius caused the volcano to become unstable, resulting in the eruption
The volcano near Naples is called Mount Vesuvius. It is famous for its eruption in 79 AD that destroyed the Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Mount Vesuvius is the deadly volcano in Italy that buried the city of Pompeii in 79 AD during its eruption.
No. Mauna Loa is in Hawaii and Pompeii is in Italy. Pomeii was buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.