Vesuvius维苏威火山.ppt

－维苏威火山 Location: the shore of the Italian Naples bay （那不勒斯海湾） Altitude: 1281m Coordinates: ( 40°45 ′N ,14°29′E ) Type: Active volcano 活火山 Dormant volcano休眠火山 Extinct volcano死火山 The formation of Vesuvius Vesuvius, on the edge of the Eurasian plate(亚欧板块) ,Indian Ocean plate and the African plate，formed 25,000 years ago because of the drift of the plates and its collision. After the formation of Vesuvius At that time, Europe was in the ice age. The climate was dry and there were only a few trees just like a wasteland. But as the climate became warmer and Also with the rich volcanic ash, Villagers around Vesuvius planted many crops and fruits especially the grapes. Therefore, the land became prosperous. The history of the volcano eruptions Mt.Vesuvius had been in dormant(休眠的) for many centuries. But it erupted in AD 79 and buried some cities. In the following hundreds years, it continued to erupt about 30 times and the latest one was in the 1944. Here were the years of the eruption: 203,472,512,787,968,991,999,1007,1036, 1660,1682,1694,1698,1707,1737,1760,1767,1779, 1794,1822,1834,1839,1850,1855, 1861,1868,1872,1906,1944年 Now Since 1944,there was no eruption. In order to develop the economy, more and more villas(别墅), apartments and hotels were built on the lava(火山熔岩). Also the local tourism is quite prosperous.600,000 people live in a gorgeous but dangerous place. Because we do not know when it will erupt. Thankfully, the government has made great efforts to remove the residents. * Mount Vesuvius *