Stromboli
Lighthouse of the Mediterranean, constant eruptions, Sciara del Fuoco, night boat watching.
Photograph · Stromboli
At a glance
Names, makers, dates, and context before the story opens up.
| What it is | Nature |
|---|---|
| Where | Stromboli, Sicily |
| Known for | Lighthouse of the Mediterranean, constant eruptions, Sciara del Fuoco, night boat watching |
| UNESCO | World Heritage setting |
The story
Stromboli has erupted on a reliable schedule for at least two thousand years, flaring over the sea like the Mediterranean's lighthouse. Evening boats drift off the Sciara del Fuoco to watch incandescent rock roll into the water.
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Stromboli is one of the seven Aeolian Islands and one of the archipelago’s two active volcanoes. It is within the UNESCO World Heritage property Aeolian Islands, inscribed in 2000, not a separately inscribed property.1
The Aeolian Islands result from volcanic activity over the past million years and have never appeared to be connected to Sicily. Stromboli and Vulcano gave their names to Strombolian and Vulcanian eruption types, making the archipelago central to volcanological study.1
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