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Mt St Helens''

I am going to write about a volcano called Mount Saint Helens. I’m going to discuss why Mount Saint Helens (Mt. St. Helens) is a very popular volcano around the globe. I will talk about where my volcano is why its there and loads of other interesting facts.

My volcano was formed around 80,000 years ago. It was formed because the two on the coast nearby. These two plates are, ‘The Pacific Plate,’ and ‘The Juan de Fuca Plate.’ These plates move and rub against each other and collide and buckle under the other. It follows the same process as on page 4 ‘How are volcanoes formed.’

Where is Mt St Helens?

Mt St Helens is situated in Washington, USA. Its geological position is 46.20 N, 122.12 W. Mt St Helens is part of the Cascade Range and is brothers with Mt Adams.

How old is Mt St Helens?

Mt St Helens is estimated over 80,000 years old. We got this by taking samples of rocks surrounding the area.

What type of volcano is Mt St Helens?

Mt St Helens is a stratovolcano (composite volcano.) Mt St Helens is also an Andesitic-Volcano. Andesitic-volcanoes are when a volcano erupts around every 150 years. These are found in chains all over the world. Mt St Helens is still active.

How tall is Mt St Helens?

Mt St Helens was originally 2950m (9578ft) until the 1980 eruption when it exploded with so much power 390m (1266ft) was blown off the top of the volcano. Today Mt St Helens stands at 2560m (8312ft). Ben Ledi is 879m tall. Mt St Helens is about three times the size.