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History GK · Q351

World History

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 351

Q351

Which Mountain's volcano buried Pompeii city with ash in 79 AD

A.
Mount Pelee
B.
Mount Tambora
C.
Mount Etna
D.
Mount Vesuvius
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Mount Vesuvius, a volcano near the Bay of Naples in Italy, is hundreds of thousands of years old and has erupted more than 50 times. Its most famous eruption took place in the year 79 A.D., when the volcano buried the ancient Roman city of Pompeii under a thick carpet of volcanic ash.