MT. VESUVIUS

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TYPE OF VOLCANO

• Composite Cone Volcano
• (Convergent) Continent-to-Continent
• Andesite Lava

HISTORY OF ERUPTIONS

• Pompeii (79AD)
• 1631
• 1700s
• 1800s
• 1900s

A little bit more about Pompeii...

VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

• Explosiveness
• Seismic Activity
• Present Threat
• ‘Could erupt at any moment’

QUESTIONS?

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• https://geology.com/volcanoes/vesuvius/
• https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/volcanic-cone/
• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/italy/10291443/Mount-Vesu...