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Mount Vesuvius ( / vɪˈsuːviəs / viss-OO-vee-əs) [ a ] 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.
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, containing the only active volcanoes in mainland Europe (while volcanic islands are also present in Greece, in the volcanic arc of the southern Aegean ).
It is one of the tallest active volcanoes in Europe, [5] and the tallest peak in Italy south of the Alps with a current height (July 2024) of 3,369 m (11,053 ft), [2] though this varies with summit eruptions. Over a six-month period in 2021, Etna erupted so much volcanic material that its height increased by approximately 100 ft (30 m), and the ...
Campi Flegrei, a large dormant volcano near Naples, has a history of eruptions, and the last one was in 1538. Recently, increased seismic activity and rising land levels have raised concerns among ...
Eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. / 40.82139°N 14.44278°E / 40.82139; 14.44278. Buried the Roman settlements of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, and Stabiae. Of the many eruptions of Mount Vesuvius, a major stratovolcano in Southern Italy, the best-known is its eruption in 79 AD, [ 2][ 3] which was one of the deadliest in history.
This is a list of active and extinct volcanoes in Italy. Name Elevation (m) Elevation (ft) Coordinates Most Recent Eruption Alicudi: 675: 2215
The Vesuvius red zone ( Italian: zona rossa del Vesuvio) is the area designated to be quickly evacuated within a few days in the case of an eruption of Mount Vesuvius. [1] The authorities believe that they will have two weeks' warning of an imminent eruption; the questions that arise are whether the population can be evacuated in time, despite ...
Stromboli ( / ˈstrɒmbəli / STROM-bə-lee, Italian: [ˈstromboli]; Sicilian: Struògnuli [ˈʂː (ɽ)wɔɲɲʊlɪ]) is an island in the Tyrrhenian Sea, off the north coast of Sicily, containing Mount Stromboli, one of the four active volcanoes in Italy. It is one of the seven Aeolian Islands, a volcanic arc north of Sicily, and the ...