Mount Vesuvius
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Elevation
1,281 m
Coordinates
40.8210, 14.4260
Category
mountains
Overview
Famous for the 79 AD eruption that buried Pompeii and Herculaneum.
About
Mount Vesuvius 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. Vesuvius consists of a large cone partially encircled by the steep rim of a summit caldera, resulting from the collapse of an earlier, much higher structure.
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