Volcanoes 4!

So I told ya I'd be back soon lol! Orginally this was supposed to be the lava lake in Africa and Etna in Europe. But I being a woman changed my mind lol! I love the lava lake but it's not really a volcano. So instead I've chosen to do Popocatepetl(if you can pronounce that  you are doing better than me lol) in Mexico! One thing I love about volcanoes is that they are all so different. No two volcanoes look alike, erupt alike, work alike, ect. They are like people and they all have their own look and personality. The two volcanoes I've chosen for this blog are very different! But equally beautiful!

4. Popocatepetl

Popocatepetl is located 43 miles southesat of Mexico City. On days when the sky is clear it can be seen from Mexico City. It is very large! It's the 2nd highest peek in Mexico at 17, 802 feet! It used to be covered in glaciers but those glaciers melt thanks to a combination of global warming and incresed  volcanic activity. There is still ice on the volcano but not the giant glaciers it used to have. Popcatepetl is the most active volcano in Mexico. It has had 15 major eruptions since 1519. There are many legends about this volcano like many other volcanos. But I think the legends about Popocatepetl and another volcano near Popocatepetl called Iztaccihuatl are especially interesting. Legend has it that Iztaccihuatl was a princess and Popocatepetl was a warrior. Iztaccihuatl's father sent Popocatepetl to war in Oaxaca. He promised him his daughter as his wife if he returned. Her father told her Popocatepetl had died in battle and she died of grief. When Popocatepetl returned from war and found out about Iztaccihuatl's death he killed himself by plunging a dagger through his heart. The legend says that God turned them to mountains and covered them with snow. Iztaccihuatl's mountain was called "La Mujer Dormida", the sleeping woman, because it looks like a woman sleeping on her back. Popocatepetl rains down fire on earth in a blind rage at the loss of his love. There are other legends you can look up but this is my favorite.

I like this volcano because of it's size. It's huge and its size is a constant reminder to me of its power.

3. Mt. Etna



Mt. Etna is on the east coast of Sicily, Italy. It is the tallest volcano on the European continent (3,329 M or 10,922 ft tall). It is one of the most active volcanos in the world. It is in an almost constant state of eruption. Etna has many craters and vents. There have been at least 60 flank eruptions and countless summit eruptions since AD1600. Etna puts on some amazing shows. I included one video but you can search Youtube and find dozens more. It made my list because of that. It provides many different types of eruptions for scientist and other people to study and learn from. Like most other volcanos it provides fertile land for the people who live around it to grow things. I've always been amazed by Etna and would love love love to see it in person some day!

Hopefully it won't take me as long to get back with the next/last volcanos! I found a new website to do research and learn about volcanos and I am totally excited, so there might be more volcano blogs coming your way :)!