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Abstract:
Stromboli is the most northern island of the
aeolic islands in Italy. It consists only of the 924 m high volcano
Stromboli. The island is about 40000 years old. The special on this
volcano is, that it's in a constant activity. Several times an hours
the volcano catapults parts of glowing lava in the air. Stromboli
is the most active volcano in Europe. It's erupting for several
thousand years. Because there are a lot of little eruptions there
will be no big pressure inside the volcano to create a great eruption.
The last great eruption was in 1930. During the day covered with
smoke, during the night luminous, the first seafarer called the
island "lighthouse of the Tyrrhenian Sea". From the sea, the island
looks like a cone, that's why the Greeks called it "Strongyle",
the round. The present name "Stromboli" goes back on the Greek spelling.
Latest news about activity
on Stromboli are availabe at Stromboli
Online (SOL) and Volcanolive.
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