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Vulcano seen from the Quattrocchi lookout on Lipari in April 1995 Vulcano Volcano, Italy volcano number: 0101-05= (according to Volcanoes of the World, 1994 edition) summit elevation: 500 m location: 38.404°N, 14.962°E
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Vulcano has three population centers, the smallest of which is Gelso on the S tip of the island. The village of Piano lies on the marvellous plateau of the same name that constitutes the south-central portion of the island. A complex settlement named Vulcano Porto extends from the immediate N base of the Fossa cone to the isthmus connecting Vulcano with Vulcanello and covers large parts of the Vulcanello peninsula. During the historical period, the Fossa cone and Vulcanello have been the site of frequent and vigorous eruptions, the most recent of which occurred in 1888-1890 at the Fossa. More recently, crater of the Fossa, known as the Gran Cratere, has been the site of volcanic unrest (most notably, an increase of the fumarolic activity) which began around 1985 and ended in 1995 without culminating in an eruption. This episode of unrest has triggered increased public awareness about the volcanic risk at Vulcano, and intense studies of the volcano and its behavior of which the references cited below are only a small fraction. It is the aim of these pages to present a comprehensive image of the volcano, its behavior, and hazards.
References De Astis G, Dellino P, De Rosa R and La Volpe L (1997) Eruptive and emplacement mechanisms of widespread fine-grained pyroclastic deposits on Vulcano Island (Italy). Bulletin of Volcanology 59: 87-102. De Astis G, La Volpe L, Peccerillo A and Civetta L (1997) Volcanological and petrological evolution of Vulcano island (Aeolian Arc, southern Tyrrhenian Sea). Journal of Geophysical Research 102: 8021-8050. Barberi F., Bertagnini A and Landi P (1994) Italian volcanic activity during 1991-1994. Bollettino di Geofisica Teorica ed Applicata 36: 639-736 (Vulcano: pp 658-678). Dellino P, Frazzetta G & La Volpe L (1990) Wet surge deposits at La Fossa di Vulcano: depositional and eruptive mechanisms. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 43: 215-233. Frazzetta G, Gillot PY, La Volpe L & Sheridan MF (1984) Volcanic hazards at Fossa of Vulcano: data from the last 6000 years. Bulletin of Volcanology 47: 105-124. Frazzetta G & La Volpe L (1991) Volcanic history and maximum expected eruption at "La Fossa di Vulcano" (Aeolian Islands, Italy). Acta Vulcanologicy 1: 107-113. Frazzetta G, La Volpe L & Sheridan MF (1983) Evolution of the Fossa cone, Vulcano. Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 17: 329-360. Keller J (1980) The island of Vulcano. Rendiconti della Società Italiana di Mineralogia e Petrologia 36: 369-414. Mercalli G & Silvestri O (1891) Le eruzioni dell'isola di Vulcano, incominciate il 3 Agosto 1888 e terminate il 22 Marzo 1890. Relazione Scientifica. Annali dell'Ufficio Centrale di Meteorologia e Geodinamica 10 (4): 1-213. Montalto A (1996) Signs of potential renewal of eruptive at La Fossa (Vulcano, Aeolian Islands). Bulletin of Volcanology 57: 483-492. Sheridan MF, Frazzeta G & La Volpe L (1987) Eruptive histories of Lipari and Vulcano, Italy, during the past 22,000 years. In: Fink JH (ed) The emplacement of silicic domes and lava flows. Geological Society of America Special Paper 272: 29-33. Valentine GA, Palladino DM, Agosta E, Taddeuci J, Trigila R (1998) Volcaniclastic aggradation in a semiarid environment, northwestern Vulcano Island, Italy. Bulletin of the Geological Society of America 110: 630-643. Ventura G (1994) Tectonics, structural evolution and caldera formation on Vulcano Island (Aeolian Archipelago, southern Tyrrhenian Sea). Journal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research 60: 207-224.
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