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Mt. Pelee

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

MOUNT PELEE

BY TYLER NEE, PORTER GUTIERREZ, BEN HEROMAN
Photo by Dave Cross

FACTS #1

  • Mt Pelee is a dormant volcano
  • The famous eruption was in 1902
  • It was named after the goddess of fire
  • It has been 76 years since last eruption
  • Located on the island of Martinique

FACTS #2

  • Dormant through 1851 to 1902
  • ( the picture is that eruption )
  • Mostly made of pyroclastic rocks
  • 4,583 ft. Above sea level

FACTS #3

  • The eruption of 1902 destroyed the city of St. Pierre
  • The string of islands is the Caribbean
  • Mt Pelee is in the ring of fire
  • Mt Pelee is a small volcano

FACTS #4

  • Latest eruption 1932
  • Pelee's 1902 eruption was the worst of the 20th cen.
  • First eruption was 1902
  • Is considered a lava dome
  • The name is the sleeping giant

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CREDITS

  • Internet: Safari
  • People: Porter, Tyler, Ben
  • Song: Porter, Ben, Tyler
  • Sites: windows to universe
  • Sites: Wikipedia