Empedocles (volcano)
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Empedocles is a large underwater volcano located Script error: No such module "convert". off the southern coast of Sicily named after the Greek philosopher Empedocles who believed that everything on Earth was made up of the four elements, and who is said by legend to have thrown himself into a volcano.
According to Italy's National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, the volcanic structure is around Script error: No such module "convert". high, with a base 30 km long and 25 km wide (Script error: No such module "convert".). Located in the Campi Flegrei del Mar di Sicilia (Phlegraean Fields of the Strait of Sicily), Empedocles is composed of what was once believed to be separate volcanic centers, including Graham Island (Ferdinandea).[1][2]
The volcano shows no sign of erupting in the near future. While the volcano's top is now Script error: No such module "convert". below sea level, it was once visible above the water. In 1831, Empedocles broke the surface as Graham Island (Ferdinandea) and almost caused a major international incident when several countries tried to claim ownership of it. It disappeared into the water again five months later.[3]
References
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- ↑ Volcano larger than Washington D.C. discovered, CNN
- ↑ Scientists discover huge underwater volcano, The Independent Online
- ↑ Massive underwater volcano found, CBBC Newsround (published and accessed on June 23, 2006).
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