Stromboli
Elavation: 926 m
Location: 38.79° N, 15.21° E
Stromboli is a small island in the Thyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily,
containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the eight aeolian
Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily. The island's population is between 400 and
850. The volcano Stromboli has been in almost continuous eruption for the past
2,000 years, often visible from many points on the island and from the surrounding
sea, giving rise to the island's nickname "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean". The
most recent major eruption was on 13 April 2009. There are three active craters at
the peak .Mt. Stromboli has been in almost continuous eruption for the past 2,000
years. A pattern of eruption is maintained in which explosions occur at the summit
craters, with mild to moderate eruptions of incandescent volcanic bombs, at intervals
ranging from minutes to hours. This Strombolian eruption, as it is known, is also
observed at other volcanoes worldwide. Eruptions from the summit craters typically result in a few short, mild, but energetic
bursts, ranging up to a few hundred meters in height, containing ash, incandescent lava fragments and stone blocks. The
most recent major eruption was on 13 April 2009. Mt. Stromboli's activity is almost exclusively explosive, but lava flows do
occur at times when volcanic activity is high: an effusive eruption occurred in 2002, the first in 17 years, and again in 2003,
2007, and 2013-14. Stromboli stands 926 m above sea level, and over 2,700 m on average above the sea floor. A
significant geological feature of the volcano is the Sciara del Fuoco , a big horseshoe-shaped depression generated in the
last 13,000 years by several collapses on the northwestern side of the cone. Two kilometers to the northeast lies
Strombolicchio, the volcanic plug remnant of the original volcano. The two villages San Bartolo and San Vincenzo lie in the
northeast while the smaller village Ginostra lies in the southwest. (Wikipedia)
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containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the eight aeolian
Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily. The island's population is between 400 and
850. The volcano Stromboli has been in almost continuous eruption for the past
2,000 years, often visible from many points on the island and from the surrounding
sea, giving rise to the island's nickname "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean". The
most recent major eruption was on 13 April 2009. There are three active craters at
the peak .Mt. Stromboli has been in almost continuous eruption for the past 2,000
years. A pattern of eruption is maintained in which explosions occur at the summit
craters, with mild to moderate eruptions of incandescent volcanic bombs, at intervals
ranging from minutes to hours. This Strombolian eruption, as it is known, is also
observed at other volcanoes worldwide. Eruptions from the summit craters typically result in a few short, mild, but energetic
bursts, ranging up to a few hundred meters in height, containing ash, incandescent lava fragments and stone blocks. The
most recent major eruption was on 13 April 2009. Mt. Stromboli's activity is almost exclusively explosive, but lava flows do
occur at times when volcanic activity is high: an effusive eruption occurred in 2002, the first in 17 years, and again in 2003,
2007, and 2013-14. Stromboli stands 926 m above sea level, and over 2,700 m on average above the sea floor. A
significant geological feature of the volcano is the Sciara del Fuoco , a big horseshoe-shaped depression generated in the
last 13,000 years by several collapses on the northwestern side of the cone. Two kilometers to the northeast lies
Strombolicchio, the volcanic plug remnant of the original volcano. The two villages San Bartolo and San Vincenzo lie in the
northeast while the smaller village Ginostra lies in the southwest. (Wikipedia)
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