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  2. File:Evening view on the bay of Naples, overlooking Mount ...

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    English: This image was taken on 13 July 2018 8:30 pm (7:30 pm local standard/solar time) in Naples, Italy. It shows a sunset overlooking the active volcano, Mount Vesuvius . Date

  3. File:Mt Vesuvius 79 AD eruption.svg - Wikipedia

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    The general shape of the ash and cinder fall (see w:en:pyroclast) is shown by the dark area to the southeast of Mt Vesuvius. (P.S. It seems strange to show the modern day English names for the two bodies of water - I am open to suggestions). This map shows lines and uses the Mercator projection (although that is not important on a map of this ...

  4. Mount Vesuvius - Wikipedia

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    Mount Vesuvius (/ v ɪ ˈ s uː v i ə s / viss-OO-vee-əs) [a] is a somma–stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km (5.6 mi) east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Campanian volcanic arc.

  5. 50 Unforgettable Historical Photos That Tell Stories ... - AOL

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    The post 50 Unforgettable Historical Photos That Tell Stories Beyond Words first appeared on Bored Panda. ... Spectators viewing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Gulf of Naples, Italy. 1944. Image ...

  6. Ancient beach destroyed by Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79AD ...

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    A view of the ancient beach, with the skeletons of the fugitive victims of the eruption of Vesuvius in 79AD, open to the public for the first time. - Marco Cantile/LightRocket/Getty Images

  7. Gulf of Naples - Wikipedia

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    Regional map of the Gulf of Naples. Topographic map of the Gulf of Naples and Mount Vesuvius Map of the Gulf of Napoli 1754. The Gulf of Naples (Italian: Golfo di Napoli), also called the Bay of Naples, is a roughly 15-kilometer-wide (9.3 mi) gulf located along the south-western coast of Italy (Metropolitan City of Naples, Campania region).

  8. Ancient Roman villa — where eruption of Mount Vesuvius could ...

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    As ash and lava spewed out of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D., everything stopped for people in the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. The devastating volcanic eruption was visible to the occupants of ...

  9. Campanian volcanic arc - Wikipedia

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    Sulfur at the Solfatara crater View of the crater wall of Mount Vesuvius, with the city of Torre del Greco in the background. The Campanian volcanic arc is a volcanic arc that consists of a number of active, dormant, and extinct volcanoes in the Campania region of Italy. The Campanian volcanic arc centers on the bay of Naples and includes: