famous volcanoes of the world

• Mount vesuvius is the worlds most famous valcano located near Naples in Italy
• it violently erupted almost two thousant years ago
• the eruption continued for two days ,causing huge amounts of volcanic ash to rain down on the surrounding area
• Mount fugi is the highest volcano located on honshu , Japan
• it is an active stratovolcano that last erupted in 1707 - 1708
• mount fugi has a graceful conical form ,which is considered a sacred symbol of Japan
• mount st .helens is an active volcano located in the state of washington,USA
• The volcano is most famous for its devestating eruption on 18th May 1980
• MOUNT Etna is the tallest active volcano in Europe .
• it is located on the italian island of sicily , which lies in the Mediterranean sea to the south west of main land italy