Shawn

=**Mount Vesuvius**=
 * Naples, Italy**


 * From far away || From up close ||
 * [[image:http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/mount-vesuvius-1.jpg width="426" height="286" align="center"]] || [[image:http://volcanogeek.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/mount-vesuvius-italy_thumb.jpg width="374" height="297" align="center"]] ||


 * Type of volcano:** Composite Volcano


 * Tectonic plates:** Located on the African and Eurasian Plate


 * Plate boundary:** Convergent Tectonic Plate Boundary


 * 5 Facts:**
 * Last eruption was in 1944
 * Erupted in AD 79 and buried the Roman cities of Pompeii Herculaneum
 * Only volcano in the European mainland to have erupted within the last 100 years
 * Declared as a national park on June 5, 1995
 * 1281m elevation

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 * Mount Vesuvius Eruption:**

Notes:

**Volcano Assignment due Friday, June 1st:**
====Find a real life example of a type of volcano.==== ====Find your name on the right and post a picture with at least 5 pieces of information about your volcano.====

Include the type of volcano.
====Include the type of plate boundary the volcano exists on (divergent, convergent, hot spot...)==== ====Include which tectonic plates are involved with this volcano.====