Mount Vesuvius
Stratovolcano in Italy
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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 Campanian volcanic arc. Wikipedia
Last eruption: March 17, 1944
Elevation: 4,203′
Classification: composite stratovolcano
Age of rock: 25,000 years before present to 1944; age of volcano = c. 17,000 years to present
Coordinates: 40°49′17″N 14°25′34″E / 40.82139°N 14.42611°E
Volcanic arc/belt: Campanian volcanic arc