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Mt Vesuvius By: Ramzi Hazim

Mt Vesuvius By: Ramzi Hazim. Location. Mt. Vesuvius is located in the Bay Of Naples, Italy. It is about 9 kilometers away from Naples. It is not far away from the seashore. Latest Eruptions. It last erupted on March 13, 1944.

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Mt Vesuvius By: Ramzi Hazim

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  1. Mt VesuviusBy: Ramzi Hazim

  2. Location • Mt. Vesuvius is located in the Bay Of Naples, Italy. • It is about 9 kilometers away from Naples. • It is not far away from the seashore.

  3. Latest Eruptions • It last erupted on March 13, 1944. • It is the only volcano in Europe that has erupted in the last hundred years. • It is an active volcano.

  4. Damages and Casualties • It is not known how many deaths there were on the eruption of 1944, but 1,040 body casts were found around Pompeii. • The eruption of 1944 was one of the smaller eruptions. • The eruption destroyed 3 villages as well as part of a fourth. • And it destroyed 88 US airplanes in WW2.

  5. Government Handlings • The government did very little about the eruption, because it was so small.

  6. Interesting facts • It is 1,281 meters tall. • The city of Herculaneum was buried 75’ under ash. • It is most famous for the eruption of AD 79, where the death toll was 10,000+ • Pompeii was destroyed through eruptions of AD 79

  7. Gallery

  8. Cites • http://vulcan.fis.uniroma3.it/vesuvio/1944eng_text.html • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Vesuvius

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