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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.
Argentina/Chile – highest dormant volcano on Earth: Monte Pissis ... Ecuador – active since 2002: Mount Steere: 3,558: 11,673: ... Puy de Sancy Mount Vesuvius ...
Mount Kilimanjaro, a dormant stratovolcano. It is the highest point of Africa. ... Mount Hood is Oregon's most active volcano. Mount Jefferson; ... Mount Vesuvius, ...
People living in the metropolitan area of Naples, Italy, are literally sandwiched between two active volcanoes. Mount Vesuvius gets all the attention because of its destruction of ancient Pompeii ...
Experts fear the volcanic region of Campi Flegrei, or the Phlegraean Fields, near Naples could be reawakening after generations at rest.
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:
When Mount Vesuvius erupted in A.D. 79, the volcano's molten rock, scorching debris and poisonous gases killed nearly 2,000 people in the nearby ancient Italian cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum ...
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Italy. ... Mount Etna: 3357: 11014 ... Mount Vesuvius: 1281: 4203