Mount Vesuvius
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
MOUNT VESUVIUS
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TYPE
MOUNT VESUVIUS IS A COMPOSITE VOLCANO.
SHAPE
MOUNT VESUVIUS IS A STRATOVOLCANO.
LOCATION
MOUNT VESUVIUS IS LOCATED IN THE BAY OF NAPLES.
DESTRUCTION
- The most famous/ destructive eruption was on August 24, 79 AD
- The eruption of 79 destroyed Herculaneum and Pompeii
- The eruption in 79 AD killed 10,000 to 25,000 people in the cities
VESUVIUS TODAY
MOUNT VESUVIUS TODAY IS CONSIDERED VERY ACTIVE/ DANGEROUS.
VESUVIUS TODAY
- If Mount Vesuvius were to erupt today about 3,000,000 people would be affected.
- If there were to be a catastrophic eruption today, Italy has an evacuation plan formed
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WHEN VESUVIUS ERUPTED IN 79 IT SPEWED 1.5 MILLIONS TONS OF LAVA/ SECOND
CAMPANIAN ARC
MOUNT VESUVIUS IS PART OF THE CAMPANIAN VOLCANIC ARC
SUBDUCTION ZONE
MOUNT VESUVIUS IS FORMED ON A SUBDUCTION ZONE
THIS SUBDUCTION ZONE WAS CREATED
BY THE CONVERGENCE OF THE AFRICAN AND EURASIAN PLATES
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MANY PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN POMPEII
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IN HERCULANEUM MANY BUILDINGS WERE PRESERVED
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