Vesuvius Vesuvio
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Rearing abruptly out of the plain some 15km/9mi southeast of Naples on the shores of the bay of Naples, Vesuvius has been since the 17th century the only volcano on the European mainland which is still intermittently active.
The height of Vesuvius varies from time to time, since every eruption of any violence alters the shape of the summit: it is roughly 1,280m/4,225ft high.
The height of Vesuvius varies from time to time, since every eruption of any violence alters the shape of the summit: it is roughly 1,280m/4,225ft high.
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Northeast of the main crater, and separated from it by the deep valley known as the Atrio del Cavallo, is Monte Somma (1,132m/3,736ft), a relic of the caldera of an older volcano which had a diameter of 4km/2.5mi.
Eruptions
Vesuvius first emerged in the Quaternary in the form of an island. In antiquity it was regarded as extinct until the violent eruption on August 24th in the year A.D. 79 which destroyed Pompeii, Herculaneum, Stabiae and a number of smaller places.
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Snow covered Mount Vesuvius.
The snow covered Mt Vesuvius.
Close up of Mt Vesuvius near Naples.
Ruins from the volcanic eruption in Herculanum or Ercolano.
Pots at Pompei.
