Sentences with phrase «destroyed by a volcanic eruption»

W. H. Bramble Airport, named for William Henry Bramble, chief minister of Montserrat, was the only way of flying to and from the Caribbean island until it was destroyed by a volcanic eruption in 1997.

Nearby Mauna Loa probably also was glaciated, but evidence of its glaciation has since been destroyed by volcanic eruptions.

Much of the structure of the palace was destroyed by the volcanic eruption of Gunung Agung in 1963; however, the famous bathing pools remain intact.

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We visit the prehistoric Akrotiri — a Bronze Age settlement destroyed by a huge eruption in the 17th century BC, buried under the volcanic ash, preserving the whole city.

Visit the Ruins of 16th Century Guiob Church, the church of the Old Catarman town which was destroyed and partly submerged by volcanic fragments during the eruption Mt. Vulcan in 1871.