MT STROMBOLI VOLCANO MATAS ANTONIO SIFONTES SNCHEZ NATALIA

MT. STROMBOLI – VOLCANO MATÍAS ANTONIO SIFONTES SÁNCHEZ & NATALIA HERNÁNDEZ GARCÉS 10°A

LOCATION • Stromboli forms the northeastern-most of the Aeolian islands (Italy). • Mediterranean sea. • Its base begins over 1000 meters below the surface of the Tyrrhenian Sea and it rises to an elevation of 924 meters above sea level.

FEATURES • 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. • he two villages San Bartolo and San Vincenzo lie in the northeast while the smaller village Ginostra lies in the southwest. Administratively, they are one of the frazione • In the early 1900 s a few thousand people inhabited the island, but after several emigrations the population numbered a few hundred by the mid-1950 s. of Lipari.

FACTS • This name is derived from the Ancient Greek name Strongulē which was given to it because of its round swelling form. The island's population is between 400 and 850. • There are three active craters at the peak. A significant geological feature of the volcano is the Sciara del Fuoco ("Stream of fire"), a big horseshoe-shaped depression generated in the last 13, 000 years by several collapses on the northwestern side of the cone.

REFERENCES • GOOGLE IMAGES • http: //www. peakbagger. com/peak. aspx? pid=10260 • http: //www. volcano. si. edu/volcano. cfm? vn=211040