Monday, June 22, 2009

Mount Tambora Indeniesia

Mount Tambora Indonesia has the degrees of
6 degrees 8'49South and 106 degrees 48'31"E.
This eruption happened in the town of Tamora
Indonesia. It had the elevation of 2850 meters.
Nearly 92000 people were killed. This eruption
rated 7 on volcanic exclusivity index. Mount
Tambora was also declared the largest eruption
in 1815 since the Lake Taupo explosion.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Nevado del Ruiz


Nevado del Ruiz is an active volcano located at 4.9 degrees north and 75.32 degrees west in Armero British Columbia. The volcanoes highest elivation is 5320 meters high and is the tallest mountain in the regian. When it erupted in 1985 it produced the deadliest lahar in history and killed over 23000 people.

Friday, June 19, 2009

Mount Unzen Dake


Mount Unzen Dake had the coordinates of 32 degrees 45'24"North
and 130 degrees 17'40" East. This volcano is located in Japan. It erupted
in 1792 and killed about 15000 people. It's elevation is 1500 meters.
This volcano had several lava domes in the rocks of the volcano.
It also generated a pyroclastic flow, which caused a fast and defenceless flow
that was unbearable and unstoppable.

Mount Laki

Mount Laki is located at 64 degrees N and 18 degrees W. Mount Laki is located in
Fogrufjoll Iceland. Mount Laki elevation is 1725 meters. This volcano caused
10.000-15.000 people to die. That is a lot of people, volcanoes in this world are active
and this one still is. Scientists call this particular volcano a:" fissure vents volcano".
So if you are ever near this volcano or any other we suggest you run, not like it will really
help you if your close but hey don't just stand there!

Mount Etna


Mount Etna is located 37 degrees 45'18.24N and 14 degrees 59'42.9E in Sicily Italy. It's maximum elevation is 3350 meters high. It last erupted in 1669. This volcano ended up killing 77 people, those are the confirmed deaths. Mount Etna is one of the most active and most studied volcanoes in the world. Scientists have been
studying this volcano for years.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Mount Vesuvius


Mount Vesuvius is located at 40. 821 degrees north and 14.426 degrees east in Pompeii Italy.It is probably the most famous volcano with a elevation of 1281 meters. When it erupted in 79 AD it killed 20,000 people, and buried the city in thick ash preserving buildings and famous
Roman art work.

Friday, June 12, 2009

Volcanoes


Volcanoes are essentially vents on the earths surface. Volcanoes spit out molten rock
(lava) gases and debris from the earths interior. Magma and gases build up pressure over times gets the strong and results in a eruption. When a volcano erupts it sends lava, rocks, gases, and ash into the air. The mountains volcanoes we know are formed when debris from eruptions collect and harden.