Vesuvius - an active volcano in southern Italy, about 15 kilometers from Naples. Located on the shores of the Bay of Naples in the province of Napoli, region Campania. Included in the Apennine mountain system , has a height of 1281 m.
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Vesuvius - the only active volcano in continental Europe and is considered one of the most dangerous volcanoes. There is evidence of more than 80 major eruptions , the most famous of which occurred August 24, 79 , were killed when the ancient Roman city of Pompeii , Herculaneum and Stabia .
The volcano has three sub- cone, the oldest of which is outside and survived only in northern and eastern slopes . This arched wall is called Monte Somma (maximum elevation 1138 m). The second cone ( Vesuvius itself ) is located inside the Somme.At the top is a crater at the bottom of which sometimes contain a third temporary cone, which disappears after a violent eruptions (eg, 1906 ).
Vesuvius - the only mountain , towering above the plains of Campania. At the foot of the volcano is a coastal town of Torre Annunziata .In the north- western slope of the volcano at an altitude of 600 m located volcano observatory , founded in 1842. At the top is g / d.
Strong eruption of Vesuvius is usually interspersed with periods of weak activity .A typical eruption of Vesuvius is to throw away large amounts of ash and gas that formed deliquescent top post, similar in form to the Italian pine piniyu . During the eruptions of vegetation on slopes and settlements at the foot of the volcano are often victims of the disaster.
Strong eruptions were in 1631 , 1794 , 1822 , 1872 and 1906 . Last historic eruption of Mount Vesuvius occurred in 1944. One of the lava flow destroyed the town of San Sebastiano and Massa. During the eruption killed 57 people.The height of the fountain of lava from the central crater reached 800 m , and the eruption column rising over the volcano to a height of 9000 m. After the eruption of Vesuvius is observed a weak fumarolic activity .
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