The Paricutin

The Paricutin volcano is the most recent volcano to form in the western hemisphere. The Paricutin volcano was named after a village in Mexico. The village is also called Paricutin. Paricutin was destroyed by the volcano. The volcano was seen in a cornfield on February 20, 1943. Today the volcano is I,345 feet and 410 meters above its base and 9,213 feet and 2,808 meters above sea level! The Paricutin, like many other volcanoes in southern Mexico is part of the volcanic axis, another name for it is transversal. The volcanic axis is a line of volcanoes that extent across Mexico in the east-west direction. The volcano is very interesting, so you may want to learn about it. The best place to look at it is at your local library.