Campanian volcanic arc
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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 Naple
Sulfur at the Solfatara crater
View of the crater wall of Mount Vesuvius, with the city of Torre del Greco in the background
Of the many eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, a major stratovolcano in Southern Italy, its eruption in 1631 is the most destructive episode in recent history and one of the deadliest of all time.
Domenico Gargiulo, The eruption of the Vesuvius in 1631 (Oil on canvas, Capua private coll.)
Another depiction of people witnessing the eruption and spreading word via horseback
Simplified tectonic context of Vesuvius
Volcanic deposits depicted from the more recent 1944 eruption at Mount Vesuvius