the185 Masterpieces of Science present time, and forms the semi-circular hillknown as Monte Somma. Fig. 56 is a view ofVesuvius half encircled by the cliffs of thisancient crater. When a volcano is situated near the coast—andby far the larger number of existing volcanoesare so situated—the ashes… … Fig. 56.—Vesuvius and Monte Somma consisting partly of materials worn away fromthe land by the action of the water, and partlyof matter ejected from subterranean sources.In some cases, volcanic outbreaks take placeactually beneathuthe sea, and the matter thrownup becomes mixed with the remains of…
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