GENERAL GEOLOGY

GEOLOGY

GEOMORPHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Light house of Mediterranean Sea” is ____
A
Mt. Etna
B
Mt. Elbrus
C
Mt. Stromboli
D
Mt. Vesuvius
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Option 2 is the correct answer: Stromboli is called the lighthouse of the Mediterranean Sea. Stromboli island, one of the Aeolian islands is located in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the coast of Italy. Stromboli is a stratovolcano and is one of the most active volcanoes in the world.

Detailed explanation-2: -study of volcanism outbursts, Stromboli volcano, located on Stromboli Island off the northeast coast of Italy, has been called the “lighthouse of the Mediterranean.”

Detailed explanation-3: -Stromboli is a stratovolcano composed of layers of hardened volcanic ash, rocks, and lava flows. Nicknamed the “Lighthouse of the Mediterranean, ” Stromboli has long attracted tourists with its nighttime eruptions.

Detailed explanation-4: -Strombolian explosions and incandescent ejecta during January-June 2022. Stromboli is a SE Tyrrhenian Sea stratovolcano in Italy that has exhibited nearly constant lava fountains for the past 2, 000 years; recorded eruptions date back to 300 BCE.

Detailed explanation-5: -Italy’s volcanic Stromboli island looms behind its uninhabited sister island Strombolicchio in the Tyrrhenian Sea. Nicknamed the “lighthouse of the Mediterranean” for its steady towering glow, Stromboli is one of seven volcanic islands that make up the Aeolian archipelago off Sicily’s northern coast.

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