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Mount Erie, elevation 1,273 feet, located in the west central area of Fidalgo Island, was named by Wilkes for the Battle of Lake Erie, won by Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry during the War of 1812. Mount Erie is composed primarily of 167 million year old diorite, a hard igneous rock favored by rock
Feb 7, 2022 · History provides a few interesting anecdotes. Take Porto, the port city on the mouth of the River Douro in Portugal. Its name simply means “port” in Portuguese. The neighboring city of Vila Nova de Gaia, once called Cale, is even meant to have given the country its name — Portugal, or “Port of Cale” (Portus Cale).
- Arnaud Bernier
The modern city of Antakya, in Hatay Province of Turkey, was named after the ancient city, which lies in ruins on the Orontes River and did not overlap in habitation with the modern city. Antioch was founded near the end of the fourth century BC by Seleucus I Nicator, one of Alexander the Great 's generals, as one of the tetrapoleis of Seleucis ...
- Insignificant by the end of the 15th century
- Settlement
- 300 BC
- Seleucus I Nicator
Krakatoa. / 6.102°S 105.423°E / -6.102; 105.423. Krakatoa ( / ˌkrɑːkəˈtoʊə, ˌkræk -/ ), also transcribed Krakatau ( /- ˈtaʊ / ), is a caldera [1] in the Sunda Strait between the islands of Java and Sumatra in the Indonesian province of Lampung. The caldera is part of a volcanic island group ( Krakatoa archipelago ...
- 813 m (2,667 ft)
- 813 m (2,667 ft)
- 1883
- Indonesia
Pompeii was destroyed by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius (a volcano near the Bay of Naples) in 79 C.E. making the town one of the best-preserved examples of a Roman city, and tourists today marvel at the sensation of walking through a real ancient city.
- why did mount vesuves erupt? why did the Romans die? Why was pompeii burried uder ground?1.) Pressure was building up inside 2.) Because of the volcanic ash 3.) The ash covered the city (Tip) Look it up or learn from YouTube videos
- why was entertainment so important to the roman people/societySince people around the world like to be entertained, wouldn't it be unusual if the Romans where different in this regard? Perhaps another way to t...
- Based on the text what conclusion can be drawn about the ruins of Pompeii?I conclude that cities should not be constructed near volcanos. What did YOU conclude?
- What if Mount visuvias erups again?Air traffic over the Mediterranean will be rerouted. Global warming might, for a short period, be set back by the smoke and dust in the air. Earthq...
Apr 4, 2017 · Crow articulates more than just a one-sided sadness. Traveling through an entire spectrum of bereavement, Elverum is mystified at how someone can exist and then be irrevocably gone; he refuses to ...
Jun 23, 2022 · June 23, 2022. ROME — Traditionally, it has been held that the lives of ancient Pompeiians were tragically cut short on Aug. 24, A.D. 79, when Mount Vesuvius unleashed its fury, smothering ...
