answersLogoWhite

0

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.

User Avatar

Wiki User

10y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Who was involved in Pompeii?

No one was involved in Pompeii. The eruption of the volcano was an act of nature.


Is pompeii a shield or composite volcano?

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.


When was the volcanic eruption of Mount Etna that destroyed pompeii?

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.


What year Pompeii eruption?

Mount Vesuvius was the name of the volcano that erupted and destroyed the town of Pompey in the year 79 A.D.


How many people were killed during the volcano eruption of pompeii?

910 were killed .


What is the name of the city that was buried by a volcano?

Pompeii is the city that was famously buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79.


Is there a volcano in Pompeii?

Yes Mount Vesuvius is an active volcano. (Pompeii is the Roman town that lies in it's shadow)


What type of eruption does composite volcano have?

The type of eruption that a composite volcano has is lava flow with cinders and bombs in an explosive eruption


Why volcano in Pompeii explode?

An earthquake in the plates underneath Mt Vesuvius caused the volcano to become unstable, resulting in the eruption


What is the volcano called in Naples?

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.


What deadly volcano in Italy buried the city of pompelii?

Mount Vesuvius is the deadly volcano in Italy that buried the city of Pompeii in 79 AD during its eruption.


Did the volcano mauna loa cover Pompeii in ash?

No. Mauna Loa is in Hawaii and Pompeii is in Italy. Pomeii was buried by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius.