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THE 5 DEADLIEST VOLCANOES IN HISTORY

We all know that A volcano is a rupture in the crust of a planetary-mass object, such as Earth.

To give you an idea..

Deep within the Earth, it is so hot that some rocks slowly melt and become a thick flowing substance
called magma. Since it is lighter than the solid rock around it, magma rises and collects in magma
chambers. Eventually, some of the magma pushes through vents and openings to the Earth's surface.

today, I will share with you the 5 deadliest volcanoes in history

number 1. Cotopaxi, in Ecuador. Cotopaxi is One of the tallest volcanoes in the world, it is 19,393 feet tall
and located in the Cordillera Central mountain region in central Ecuador. It's also one of Ecuador's most
active volcanoes, having caused more than 50 eruptions since the 16th century.

Number 2. Mount Vesuvius, in Italy. You may be familiar with Mount Vesuvius, the volcano that erupted
in 79 AD and destroyed the cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. It has had eight big explosive eruptions
throughout the last 17,000 years.

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