2. There are volcanoes on land and under the sea.
There are three types of volcanoes:
Active volcanoess erupted and can erupt again.
Dormant volcanoes are sleeping.
Extinct volcanoes can`t erupt again.
3. Kilauea is an active volcano in Hawaii. It´s the most active volcano in the world.
The island of Hawaii is growing bigger and bigger because of the eruptions.
Arenal is an active volcano in Costa Rica. Tourists go to see the volcano at night.
DORMANT VOLCANOES:
Mount Fuji in Japan is dormant at the moment. Its last eruption was in 1707.
EXTINCT VOLCANOES:
Anatahan is an island in the Pacific Ocean. Scientists said it was extinct but it erupted in
2003.
4. Vesuvius is an extinct volcano. It's in italy.There was a terrible eruption in the past.
When Vesuvius erupted there was a lot of ash. It was impossible to breadh and a lot of people
diend. The ash covered the city of Pompeii.
Two men discovered the ruins of the city in 1595.
They did lots of excavations and they discovered houses, streets, shops, sculptures, paintings...
Today lots of people from all over the world visit the ruins of Pompeii every year.
5. The underwater volcanoes can grow so big that islans form.
The Galapagos islans are volcanic islands, they were formed under the
sea.They are near the coast of Ecuador. There are 13 big islands and 6
small islands.There are still eruptions in the Galapagos islands.
Other volcanic islands are: Canary islands in Spain, Sicily in Italy, Hawaii in
the USA, Japan in the Pacific Ocean...
6. The underwater volcanoes can grow so big that islans form.
The Galapagos islans are volcanic islands, they were formed under the
sea.They are near the coast of Ecuador. There are 13 big islands and 6
small islands.There are still eruptions in the Galapagos islands.
Other volcanic islands are: Canary islands in Spain, Sicily in Italy, Hawaii in
the USA, Japan in the Pacific Ocean...
