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Mt. Vesuvius
April Bright, Savana Nance,
Lakyn Williamson, Taylor
Sasser
Description
of Mt. Vesuvius
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Height- 1277 meters (4190 feet)
Base- 48 km (30 miles)
Location- Southern Italy near Naples
Age- 17,000 years old
Eruptions- Over 50 (Most famous in 79
A.D.)
History of Mt. Vesuvius
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The most famous and
destructive eruption of Mt.
Vesuvius occurred in A.D. 79.
On August 24 of 79 A.D, the
area around Mt. Vesuvius,
shook with a huge earth quake.
The mountains top split open
and a monstrous cloud raced
upward.
Mount Vesuvius means
“unextinguished”.
Mount Vesuvius has erupted
more than 50 times since 79
A.D.
The great eruption of 1631 is
the largest explosive eruption
of Mt. Vesuvius since those of
472 and 512 A.D.
Damage from Mt. Vesuvius
• Mt. Vesuvius covered
the town in piles of
ash and the less well
known Herculaneum
in volcanic mud,
suffocating people
and preserving their
bodies.
• Mount Vesuvius killed
over 16,000 people.
Why did Vesuvius erupt?
• The pooling of magma in the crust below
Mount Vesuvius can gradually build
pressure on the rocks above.
• The rocks can be pushed upward until
some part of the structure gives away, at
which point hot rock and gases explode
from the crater.
Video and Type of Magma
Mt. Vesuvius
• The type of magma is felsic.
• Felsic means that it is rich in silica and
metals.
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