Stromboli

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Stromboli is an active volcanic island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, famous for its frequent mild eruptions that have earned it the nickname "Lighthouse of the Mediterranean."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf active volcano
stratovolcano
volcanic island
access by boat from Sicily and other Aeolian Islands
administrativeDivision Metropolitan City of Messina
administrativeRegion Sicily
belongsTo UNESCO World Heritage Site Aeolian Islands
composition basaltic to basaltic-andesitic lava
country Italy
elevation approximately 3031 feet above sea level
approximately 924 metres above sea level
eruptionFrequency frequent mild eruptions
eruptionStyle Strombolian eruption
hasContinuousActivitySince at least 2000 years
hasCraterVents multiple vents near summit
hasFeature Sciara del Fuoco
hasPort Stromboli port
hasSettlement Ginostra
Stromboli village
hasSummitCrater yes
hazardType explosive eruptions
pyroclastic flows
tsunamis
inspiredWork novel "Stromboli" by Ingrid Bergman film setting
islandArea approximately 12.6 square kilometres
approximately 4.9 square miles
isTouristDestination yes
knownFor nighttime visibility of eruptions
persistent explosive activity
volcano tourism
languageSpokenOnIsland Italian
lastMajorEruptions 2019
2021
localDialect Sicilian
locatedIn Aeolian Islands
Italy
Sicily
Tyrrhenian Sea
monitoringAgency Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia
nickname Lighthouse of the Mediterranean
partOf Aeolian archipelago
Southern Italy
Sciara del FuocoType steep horseshoe-shaped depression
tectonicSetting convergent plate boundary
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2000
UNESCOStatus part of Aeolian Islands World Heritage Site
usedAsFilmingLocation film "Stromboli" (1950)
volcanicArc Aeolian Arc
volcanicType stratovolcano

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