Volcanism of Italy
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The volcanism of Italy is due chiefly to the presence, a short distance to the south, of the boundary between the Eurasian Plate and the African Plate. Italy is a volcanically active country, containi
Stromboli
Vesuvius seen from ruins of Pompeii
Vulcano eruption of 1889
Painting depicting the Isola Ferdinandea in 1831
Mount Vesuvius
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Mount Vesuvius is a somma–stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about 9 km east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of several volcanoes forming the Camp
Volcanism of Italy
…beginning of the Pleistocene, but currently hosts only permanently extinct volcanoes. Due to their position within densely populated areas, Etna and Vesuvius have been included in the list of "Volcanoes of the Decade", a global list of volcanoes to be kept under closer surveillance. In particular, the…
Mount Vesuvius
City of Naples with Mount Vesuvius viewed from the Castel Sant'Elmo
The main cone of Vesuvius and the cliff of Monte Somma's caldera separated by the Inferno and Gigante valley
Famous view of Vesuvius and the historic Pine of Naples overlooking the city of Naples in the 19th century, by Giorgio Sommer