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Location:
Europe,
Italy, Naples
Category:
City view
Description:
View of of Naples seen from
Vomero hill with Vesuvius in the
background and the Castel dell 'Ovo
Location Information:
Mount
Vesuvius is a stratovolcano east of
Naples, Italy. It is the only
volcano on the European mainland to
have erupted within the last hundred
years, although it is not currently
erupting. The two other volcanoes in
Italy, Etna and Stromboli, are
located on islands.
Mount Vesuvius is on the coast of
the Bay of Naples, about nine
kilometres (six miles) east of
Naples and a short distance from the
shore. It is conspicuous in the
beautiful landscape presented by
that bay, when seen from the sea,
with Naples in the foreground.
Mount Vesuvius is best known for its
eruption in AD 79 that led to the
destruction of the Roman cities of
Pompeii and Herculaneum and the
death of 10,000 to 25,000 people. It
has erupted many times since and is
today regarded as one of the most
dangerous volcanoes in the world
because of the population of
3,000,000 people living nearby and
its tendency towards explosive (Plinian)
eruptions. It is the most densely
populated volcanic region in the
world. Mount Vesuvius was regarded
by the Greeks and Romans as being
sacred to the hero and demigod
Heracles/Hercules, and the town of
Herculaneum, built at its base, was
named after him.
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