Mount Stromboli

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Mount Stromboli
This power point presentation by was made Alexis,
Jesse, Katie, and Manoor.
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Location
Mt. Stromboli is in Stromboli,Italy. Its part of
the Aeolian islands. Stromboli is north of
Sicily , a city in Italy. The latitude is 38.789
degrees north. The longitude is 152.13 degrees
east. Mt. Stromboli is also known as the light
house of the Mediterranean.
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Eruptions
The past eruption of Mount Stromboli was May
21, 2006. When Mount Stromboil erupts it uses
short weak explosions Strombolian types of
volcanoes are more explosive. A Strombolian
eruption is also called a Vulcanian eruption
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The largest eruption in the last hundred years
was in 1930. The eruption resulted in many deaths
and the destruction of many houses from flying
volcanic bombs. In 2002 no one but residents of
the islands were allowed to be there for months.
The eruption started with a lava flow along Scria
Del Fuco which quickly reached the sea. Rocks
collapsed causing landslides and tsunamis. On
April 5, 2003 an explosion from the summit, the
crater ejected rocks that destroyed some of the
Ginastro Village. This eruption lasted until July
2003.
Damage
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Interesting Facts
Mt. Stromboli is a strato volcano. Its been
active since Roman. It is located in Stromboli,
Italy near a city named Sicily, on the Aeolian
Islands, in the Mediterranian Sea. The lava of
Strombolian volcanoes is very thick.
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Bibliography
Challen.Paul Volcano Alert. New York Crabtree
Publishing Company 2004 www.gsfc.nasa
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Terry Volcanoes and Earthquakes Danbury Groiler
Educational Department 1992 Knapp, Brian
Earthquakes and Volcanoes. Danbury
Connecticut Groiler Education,2000 Wttp//
enwikipedia. Org./wiki/stromboli
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Special Thanks
Thank you very much for helping us along the way
Mrs. Martino and Mr. Fleury. We could not of
completed this project in time without all of
your help. Thanks again from Jesse Roberts,
Alexis Johnson, Katie Dugan, and Mahnoor Mahood.