St. Louis County, Missouri. St. Louis County is a county located in the far eastern portion of Missouri. It is bounded by the Mississippi River, the Missouri River, the Meramec River, and the state of Illinois. As of the 2015 Census Bureau population estimate, the population was 1,003,362, making it the most populous county in Missouri.
Mount Vesuvius is best known for its eruption in AD 79 that led to the burying and destruction of the Roman cities of Pompeii, Herculaneum and several other settlements.t was then built up by a series of lava flows, with some smaller explosive eruptions interspersed between them. However, the style of eruption changed around 19,000 years ago to a sequence of large explosive plinian eruptions, of which the 79 AD one was the most recent.
Complex volcano. Mount Vesuvius is one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes. The volcano has an eruption cycle of about 20 years, but the last eruption was in 1944. The volcano is rated as one of the most dangerous in the world with millions of people living close to the crater.ompeii. Victims of 79AD eruption of Vesuvius at Pompeii. Mt Vesuvius eruption 1944 - original image from John Seach collection. In 79 AD an eruption of the volcano destroyed Pompeii and its remains are a popular tourist attraction south of Napoli.