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mount vesuvius formed in 1200 B.C

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What plates caused mount vesuvius to form?

the african and european


What region is mt vesuvius in?

Mt Vesuvius is located in the Gulf of Naples in Italy. It is part of several volcanoes that form the Campanian volcanic arc.


What happens when the plates form mount vesuvius?

Mount Vesuvius is located above a subduction zone formed where the African plate descends beneath Italy.


Is Mount Vesuvius near a hot spot divergent or convergent plate boundary?

Vesuvius is associated with a convergent boundary between the African Plate and the Eurasian Plate.


What volcano buried Italy?

a big volcano that errupted


What was the name of the volcano which destroyed pompeii in ancient times?

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How long ago did mount visuvius form?

Mount Vesuvius formed approximately 25,000 years ago.


Did Mount Vesuvius form in a caldera?

No, Mount Vesuvius is a composite volcano and its latest eruption was in 1944. Some sources say that in that eruption, Mt. Vesuvius collapsed in a caldera, but it didn't. FYI: A caldera is a volcano that had an extremely explosive eruption that emptied the magma chamber, causing the volcano to collapse in on itself. An example of a caldera is Crater Lake in Oregon.


How do you spell the volcano in Pompeii?

Mount Vesuvius (in Italian: Monte Vesuvio. in Latin: Mons Vesuvius).


What language does Vesuvius come from?

The name "Vesuvius" comes from the Latin word "Vesuvius," which in turn is derived from the Oscan language spoken in ancient Italy.


Is mount vesuvius a cinder cone?

No. Vesuvius is a stratovolcano.


What is the cone type of Mount Vesuvius?

Vesuvius is a stratovolcano.