| | The Paricutin Volcano, one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World, first erupted on February 20, 1943, when the volcano opened in the form of a fissure in a cornfield of Dionisio Pulido, a Tarascan farmer. The volcano is located in the Mexican state, Michoacan, which lies 200 miles to the west of the city of Mexico. |
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The owner of the field was also the prime witness of the tectonic turbulence as there was a major eruption, which took place throwing out dust, smoke and ashes to a height of 2 to 3 feet. Scientists have categorized the Paricutin Volcano as what is known as the Strombolian eruption.
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This is a specialized term to denote the volcanoes that have erupted from only one vent. The height of the Paricutin Volcano at present is 1345 feet over the ground and 9210 feet above the sea level. The lava, which had erupted from the volcano, has covered an area of 20 square miles and the area is covered with volcanic sand. The Paricutin Volcano lies in the region of what is known as "The Transversal", which in fact is the stretch of 700 miles running across the southern part of Mexico from east to west. |
The volcano has been named Paricutin after the Tarascan village of the same name, which belonged to the Indians. Although during the eruption which took place in 1943 the lava had risen to a height of 50 feet, but it was in 1949 eruption thatover 1000 people died.
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