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Mount St. Helens

Allison Jones Geology-1 Mr. Lamb January 9, 2012

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Mount St. Helens

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  1. Mount St. Helens Allison Jones Geology-1 Mr. Lamb January 9, 2012

  2. Mount St. Helens Mount St. Helens is located in Skamania County, Washington.

  3. Mount St. Helens In modern times, Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980*; October 11, 2004; October 22, 2006; December 19, 2006; January 16, 2008

  4. Mount St. Helens Mount St. Helens is 8,365 feet in height and 4,605 ft in prominence

  5. Mount St. Helens Mount St. Helens was named for British diplomat Lord St Helens, a friend of explorer George Vancouver

  6. Mount St. Helens When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, it resulted in fifty-seven people being killed; 250 homes, 47 bridges, 15 miles of railways, and 185 miles of highway were destroyed

  7. Mount St. Helens Mount St. Helens is classified as an active stratovolcano

  8. Mount St. Helens Works Cited: “Mount Saint Helens". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1525360. "May 18, 1980 Eruption of Mount St. Helens". USDA Forest Service. Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. http://replay.web.archive.org/20090529034823/http://www.fs.fed.us/gpnf/mshnvm/education/teachers-corner/library/volcanic-eruption-summary.shtml. Tilling et al., Eruptions of Mount St. Helens: Past, Present, and Future, USGS Special Interest Publication, 1990 . Retrieved 12 November 2006.  

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