Stromboli
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Stromboli is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing Mount Stromboli, one of the four active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the seven Aeolian Islands, a volcanic a
Aerial view of Stromboli from the northeast; to the right, the Sciara del Fuoco can be seen.
September 2004 Stromboli eruption
From a helicopter
Volcanism of Italy
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The volcanism of Italy is due chiefly to the presence, a short distance to the south, of the boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate. Italy is a volcanically active country, containi
Stromboli
…Italian: ; Sicilian: Struògnuli ) is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing Mount Stromboli, one of the four active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the seven Aeolian Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily, and the mythological home of Aeolus. The island, with an area of 12.6 square…
Vesuvius seen from ruins of Pompeii
Vulcano eruption of 1889
Painting depicting the Isola Ferdinandea in 1831