what is the characteristics of the eruption(the volcanic mount mentioned in the beginning)?
The eruptions vary greatly in severity but are characterized by explosive outbursts. Sometimes, the eruptions have been so large that the whole of southern Europe has been blanketed by ash. A few times andslides in the crater have raised clouds of ash dust, raising false alarms of an eruption.
Mount Vesuvius
The eruptions vary greatly in severity but are characterized by explosive outbursts of the kind dubbed Plinian after Pliny the Younger, a Roman writer who published a detailed description of the AD 79 eruption, including his uncle's death. On occasion, eruptions from Vesuvius have been so large that the whole of southern Europe has been blanketed by ash; in 472 and 1631, Vesuvian ash fell on Constantinople (Istanbul), over away. A few times since 1944, landslides in the crater have raised clouds of ash dust, raising false alarms of an eruption.
how many times has mount vesuvius erupted since 79 ad It has erupted many times since, and is the only volcano on the European mainland to have erupted within the last hundred years. where is it located? It located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy. when did it first erupt? AD 79 which are the cities that are living near enough to be affected by an eruption? Avellino, Salerno and Naples are some of them. how is its appearance described? It is a "humpbacked" peak, consisting of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera caused by the collapse of Mount Somma. where is the last mentioned mountain located? It is located in the Province of Naples, in the Campania region of southern Italy. the volcanic mountain mentioned in the beginning is it still regarded as an active volcano? Yes how did this mountain form? It was formed as a result of the collision of two tectonic plates, the African and the Eurasian. does it form any volcanic arc? Yes, the Campanian volcanic arc. what is this arc ? It is a volcanic arc that consists of a number of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in the Campania region of Italy.
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Mount Vesuvius [SEP] Eruptions
There have been no eruptions since 1944, and none of the eruptions after AD 79 were as large or destructive as the Pompeian one. The eruptions vary greatly in severity but are characterized by explosive outbursts of the kind dubbed Plinian after Pliny the Younger, a Roman writer who published a detailed description of the AD 79 eruption, including his uncle's death. On occasion, eruptions from Vesuvius have been so large that the whole of southern Europe has been blanketed by ash; in 472 and 1631, Vesuvian ash fell on Constantinople (Istanbul), over away. A few times since 1944, landslides in the crater have raised clouds of ash dust, raising false alarms of an eruption.