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Encyclopedia > Stromboli
Stromboli

Elevation 924 metres (3,031 ft)
Location Aeolian Islands (Italy)
Coordinates 38.789° N 15.213° E
Type Stratovolcano
Last eruption February 27, 2007
Easiest route Hike
Sciara del fuoco
Sciara del fuoco
For other uses see Stromboli (disambiguation)

Stromboli is a small island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing one of the three active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the Aeolian Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily. This name is a corruption of the ancient Greek name Στρογγυλή (Stroŋgulḗ) which was given to it because of its round swelling form. The island has a population in between 400 and 750. Download high resolution version (1230x800, 159 KB)The Island of Stromboli, Shot 2004 Sep 28 by Steven W. Dengler. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The Aeolian Islands. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Mountains can be characterized in several ways. ... A cutaway diagram of a stratovolcano Mount Damavand, a stratovolcano in Māzandarān, Iran Mount St. ... For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Download high resolution version (856x651, 78 KB)Sciara del fuoco, Stromboli Picture taken by Tim Bekaert, August 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Stromboli Categories: User-created public domain images ... Download high resolution version (856x651, 78 KB)Sciara del fuoco, Stromboli Picture taken by Tim Bekaert, August 2003 File links The following pages link to this file: Stromboli Categories: User-created public domain images ... Stromboil may refer to: Stromboli, an island and active volcano in Sicily Stromboli (food) a type of pizza Stromboli (film) a 1950 Roberto Rossellini film starring Ingrid Bergman This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Tyrrhenian Sea. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ... Italy is one of the most volcanically active countries in mainland Europe, possessing the largest volcanoes on the continent, as well as the continents only active volcanoes. ... The Aeolian Islands. ... Mariana Islands, an oceanic island arc Cascade Volcanic Arc, a continental volcanic arc A volcanic arc is a chain of volcanic islands or mountains formed by plate tectonics as an oceanic tectonic plate subducts under another tectonic plate and produces magma. ... Sicily (Sicilia in Italian and Sicilian) is an autonomous region of Italy and the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, with an area of 25,708 km² (9,926 sq. ...


Stromboli stands 924 m above sea level,[1] but actually rises over 2,000m above the ocean floor. There are three active craters at the peak. A significant geological feature of the volcano is the Sciara del Fuoco ("Stream of fire"), a big horseshoe-shaped depression generated in the last 13,000 years by several collapses on the north western side of the cone.


It is remarkable because of the length of time for which it has been in almost continuous eruption. For at least the last 2,000 years, the same pattern of eruption has been maintained, in which explosions occur at the summit craters with mild to moderate eruptions of incandescent volcanic bombs at intervals ranging from minutes to hours. This characteristic Strombolian eruption, as it is known, is also observed at other volcanoes worldwide. Eruptions from the summit craters typically result in few second-lasting mild energetic burst emitting ash, incandescent lava fragments and lithic blocks up to few hundred meter high. Stromboli's activity is almost exclusively explosive, but lava flows do occasionally occur - an effusive eruption in 2002 was its first in 17 years. This article is about volcanoes in geology. ... Craters on Mount Cameroon Perhaps the most conspicuous part of a volcano is the crater, a basin of a roughly circular form within which occurs a vent (or vents) from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta. ... A volcanic bomb is a globule of molten rock (tephra) larger than 2. ... Strombolian eruptions are relatively low-level volcanic eruptions, named after Stromboli, where such eruptions consist of rhytmical ejection of incandescent cinder, lapilli and lava bombs to altitudes of tens to hundreds of meters. ... For other uses, see Volcano (disambiguation). ... In computer programming jargon, lava flow is a problem in which computer code, usually written under less than optimal conditions, is put into production and then built on when still in a developmental state. ...

Stromboli and the Aeolian Islands.
Stromboli and the Aeolian Islands.

The mildly explosive eruptions are also occasionally punctuated by much larger eruptions. The largest eruption of the last hundred years occurred in 1930, and resulted in the deaths of several people and the destruction of a number of houses by flying volcanic bombs. Large eruptions occur at intervals of years to decades, and the most recent large eruption began in 2002, causing the closure of the island to non-residents for several months. The eruption started with a lava flow (29 December 2002) along the "Sciara del Fuoco" flank that rapidly reached the sea. On 30 December 2002 a huge volume of rocks collapsed from the "Sciara del Fuoco" generating at least two landslides and many tsunami waves. The highest wave was 10 m high and caused serious damages at the Stromboli village. On April 5, 2003 a strong explosion from the summit crater ejected rocks that reached Ginostra village, damaging some houses. The eruption terminated on July 2003. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... is the 95th day of the year (96th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


On February 27, 2007, two new craters opened on the island, with lava flowing into the sea from one of them.[2] is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Guided night-time ascents are a popular tourist attraction, affording spectacular views of the Mediterranean as well as the eruptions.
Guided night-time ascents are a popular tourist attraction, affording spectacular views of the Mediterranean as well as the eruptions.

Image File history File linksMetadata Stromboli_Summit_Sunset. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Stromboli_Summit_Sunset. ...

In popular culture

Aerial view of the crater
Aerial view of the crater

Stromboli is sometimes identified with Aeolia, the floating island described in Homer's Odyssey as home to Aeolus, the keeper of the winds. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 601 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) photo of stromboli taken from an helicopter author: me: tommaso checchi File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 601 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) photo of stromboli taken from an helicopter author: me: tommaso checchi File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev... Craters on Mount Cameroon Perhaps the most conspicuous part of a volcano is the crater, a basin of a roughly circular form within which occurs a vent (or vents) from which magma erupts as gases, lava, and ejecta. ... Homer (Greek: ) is the name given to the supposed unitary author of the early Greek poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. ... Beginning of the Odyssey The Odyssey (Greek Οδύσσεια (Odússeia) ) is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to the Ionian poet Homer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...


In Jules Verne's novel Journey to the Center of the Earth, Axel and Otto Lidenbrock emerge from their subterranean journey from the volcano on Stromboli. Jules Gabriel Verne (February 8, 1828–March 24, 1905) was a French author who pioneered the science-fiction genre. ... For other uses, see Journey to the Center of the Earth (disambiguation). ...


Stromboli is the title of a 1950 film starring Ingrid Bergman, shot on location on the island. She plays a World War II refugee who marries a local islander, but has difficulty adjusting to the harsh rural lifestyle. The red-painted house used for the film remains as a tourist attraction.[3] Stromboli, aka Stromboli, terra di dio, is a 1950 Italian film by Roberto Rossellini, featuring Ingrid Bergman. ...   (pronounced in Swedish, but usually in English, IPA notation) (August 29, 1915 – August 29, 1982) was a three-time Academy Award-winning and two-time Emmy Award-winning Swedish actress. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...


The final part of The Book of the Dead, by authors Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, is a mad chase and firefight up the active volcano itself. The Book of the Dead is a novel by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. ...


References

  1. ^ Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program: Stromboli
  2. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6401701.stm
  3. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041931/

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New Lava Flows on Italian Island of Stromboli (307 words)
Two new craters have opened on the volcanic island of Stromboli, north of Sicily (see Sicily map).
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Stromboli's last big eruption, in 2002, led to a small tsunami.
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