Sciara_del_Fuoco

Sciara del Fuoco

Sciara del Fuoco

Talus scree

Sciara del Fuoco is a talus scree[1] or depression located on Stromboli Island in Italy.[2] It runs along the island's northern flank[3] and is bounded by two ridges.[4] It now serves as a major tourist attraction on the island.

A photo of Sciara del Fuoco

Formation

Sciara del Fuoco in September 2014

Sciara del Fuoco was formed as a result of a sector collapse around 5,000 years ago.[5] Due to this, it is sometimes referred to as a scar. It was formed by lava, lapilli and incandescent waste.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Location and geography of Stromboli". www.geo.mtu.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  2. [2]
    "A Stromboli per la Sciara del Fuoco". Lipari.biz. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  3. [3]
    "Sciara del Fuoco Viewpoint | Stromboli, Italy Stromboli". www.lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  4. [4]
    "Sciara del Fuoco". www.loveolie.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  5. [5]
    "Stromboli Volcano, Italy: Map, Facts, Eruption Pictures". geology.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
  6. [6]
    "Stromboli: la sciara del fuoco". La Guida alle Eolie: Turismo, Hotel e Informazioni - EolieExperience (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-02-02.

38°47′55″N 15°12′25″E

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sciara del Fuoco.


Stub icon

This Italian location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Stub icon

This article about a specific stratigraphic formation in Europe is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Sciara_del_Fuoco, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.