Volcano Facts
Volcano facts about supervolcanoes and iceland
Volcano facts information about hot spot volcanoes and pyroclastic flows
Volcano facts include fascinating information about super volcanoes, hot spot volcanoes and stone winds. Stone winds travel down the slopes of volcanoes at hurricane speeds with superheated gases.
Lightning above an erupting volcano
Super volcanoes
Super volcanoes can produce some of the deadliest events on our planet.
Yellowstone caldera also known as Yellowstone supervolcano has erupted four times in the past at its present location. Yellowstone is a hot spot volcano that has formed on the North American Plate because its magma chamber sits over a hot spot that feeds the volcano.
Iceland sits on Mid Atlantic Ridge
Iceland sits on the Mid Atlantic Ridge that runs down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. In the north on the east side is the Eurasian Plate and on the west side is the North American Plate. Iceland volcanoes are also hot spot volcanoes. The island located about a hot spot in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Lava caves sometimes form on the island when basalt flows out of rift valleys on the island.
79 AD Vesuvius eruption
The Vesuvius eruption that destroyed the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum occurred in 79 AD. Pyroclastic flows covered the towns with volcanic material. Vesuvius is now a composite volcano.
The mountain was a dome volcano that grew in the caldera of an ancient volcano in its early stages.
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Yellowstone Caldera The Yellowstone Caldera is the location of three supervolcano eruptions.
Iceland Volcanoes Find out more about Grimsvotn volcano, Hekla volcano and Katla volcano which are the most dangerous volcanoes on Iceland.
Composite Volcano Composite volcanoes are volcanic mountains that form on the continental side of subduction zones.
Super Volcanoes Super volcanoes are places where massive volcanic eruptions occur. These eruptions can alter the weather and cause mini ice ages.
Dome Volcano A lava dome is small and often forms inside the caldera of a stratovolcano.
Volcano Facts Find out lots of fascinating facts and trivia about volcanoes on this webpage.
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