Plinian eruption
pyroclastic volcanic eruption similar to the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD
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Plinian eruption
Summary
Plinian eruption ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Plinian eruption's image is recorded as Plinian Eruption-blank.svg[2].
- Pliny the Younger is named after Plinian eruption[3].
- Plinian eruption's subclass of is recorded as magmatic eruption[4].
- Plinian eruption's Commons category is recorded as Plinian eruptions[5].
- Plinian eruption's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04c8_8[6].
- Plinian eruption's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Plinian-eruption[7].
- Plinian eruption's volcanic explosivity index is recorded as Volcanic explosivity index 4: Pelean/Plinian[8].
- Plinian eruption's volcanic explosivity index is recorded as Volcanic explosivity index 5: Plinian[9].
- Plinian eruption's volcanic explosivity index is recorded as Volcanic explosivity index 6: Plinian/Ultra-Plinian[10].
- Plinian eruption's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00063039n[11].
Why It Matters
Plinian eruption ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (449 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]